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Zwaar Draai in the region of Northern Cape is a town located in South Africa - some 515 mi or ( 829 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital .
Local time in Zwaar Draai is now 06:18 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Marchand, Kakamas, Bussons Kloof, Augrabies, and Alheit. When in this area, you might want to check out Marchand . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Zwaar Draai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Christian Wilhelm Alheit
Christian Wilhelm Alheit also known as Christoph Wilhelm Alheit 13 November 1817 Mühlhausen, Thüringen - 21 March 1882 Steinthal, Tulbagh district, was a Rhenish missionary. Alheit arrived in South Africa in 1842 and worked at mission stations in Tulbagh (1842-7), Schietfontein (1847-64), Stellenbosch (1864-73) and Saron (1873-1882). Between 1864 and 1873 he was head of a boys' hostel in Stellenbosch where a third of the boys were the sons of Rhenish missionaries.
Located at -28.75 20.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Augrabies Falls
The Augrabies Falls is a waterfall on the Orange River, South Africa, within the Augrabies Falls National Park. The falls are around 60m in height. The original Khoikhoi residents named the waterfall Ankoerebis, "place of big noises", from which the Trek Boers, who settled here later on, derived the name Augrabies. The falls have recorded 7,800 cubic metres of water every second in floods in 1988 (and 6,800 cubic metres in the floods of 2006).
Located at -28.59 20.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Battle of Kakamas
The battle of Kakamas took place in Kakamas, Northern Cape Province of South Africa on 4 February 1915. It was a skirmish for control of two river fords over the Orange River between contingents of a German invasion force and South African armed forces. The South Africans succeed in preventing the Germans gaining control of the fords and crossing the river.
Located at -28.80 20.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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