Griquatown

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Griquatown
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:areaCode 053
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:distanceFromKimberley ~150 km west
gptkbp:district gptkb:Pixley_ka_Seme
gptkbp:featureType near Orange River
near Vaal River
gptkbp:founded early 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first town established by Griqua people
site of first mission station north of the Orange River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Griquatown
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Northern_Cape
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Afrikaans
gptkb:Tswana
English
gptkbp:missionStationEstablishedBy gptkb:London_Missionary_Society
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Siyathemba
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Griqua_people
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Griquatown_Museum
gptkb:Mary_Moffat_Museum
historic mission church
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Klaarwater
gptkbp:population ~7000
gptkbp:postalCode 8370
gptkbp:province gptkb:Northern_Cape
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Griquatown
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:SAST
gptkbp:utcOffset +2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Griquas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7