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The village was established around 1916 when European woodcutters from Knysna were resettled in Jonkersberg, as well as Franschhoek. [1] [2] Jonkersberg lies at the foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains. [3] In the 2011 South African census the village's population was 114 people living in 24 households. [4]
The all gravel pass parallels the newer Outeniqua Pass which is designated as the N9/N12. The pass was named after John Montagu, Colonial Secretary of the Cape in the 1840s, whose enthusiasm for good roads resulted in the first ambitious program of construction in Southern Africa. It was damaged by floods in November 1996, and was closed for ...
Millwood in South Africa was the site of a short-lived gold rush in the 1880s. Millwood Mining Village was located in the foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains near Knysna and had a population of a few hundred at the height of its small-scale mining activity which lasted only five years, largely due to the difficulty of following the vein in much-folded formations.
In 1963, a 7-Eleven store near an Austin, Texas, university began to stay open all night for student shoppers. It was such a success that other stores in the chain adopted the 24/7 hours, and ...
Outeniqua Choo Tjoe. The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe was South Africa's last scheduled mixed steam train service and operated on the Outeniqualand Preserved Railway between George and Knysna on the Garden Route. Opened in 1928 and declared a preserved line in July 1993, this train winds its way through picturesque scenery.
Pilot Flying J: Receive a free meal Nov. 10-12 through a special offer via the store's app. Shane's Rib Shack : Choose from a free Slow-Smoked BBQ Pork or Chopped BBQ Chicken Plate from Nov. 9-11 ...
The municipality covers an area of 5,191 square kilometres (2,004 sq mi) in the Garden Route and Little Karoo regions. It includes the coastal plateau around the city of George, and extends northeast over the Outeniqua Mountains to include the eastern end of the Little Karoo as far as the Swartberg mountains and the boundary with the Eastern Cape province.
The Outeniqua Mountains, named after the Outeniqua Khoikhoi who lived there, is a mountain range that runs a parallel to the southern coast of South Africa, and forms a continuous range with the Langeberg to the west and the Tsitsikamma Mountains to the east. It was known as Serra de Estrella (Mountain of the Star) to the Portuguese. [1]