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Herbertsdale

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History of Herbertsdale

This is a village in the Lantou Valley east of the Gourits River, it lies at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains at the southern end of the Cloetes pass, which was constructed in the 1850s. The village was established in 1865 on the farm Hemelrood and named after James Benton Herbert, a part-owner of the farm. The first plots were sold in 1865, and the Dutch Reformed Church and school were built on another piece of land. Mission work began in Herbertsdale in 1863, and the Berlin Missionary Society took it over in 1872. The village also contains forts from the Boer War (1899-1903). The Langfontein Valley, located on the road leading out of town, is infamous for Witblits, the South African version of moonshine or poteen

The postcode for Herbertsdale is 6505

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Useful Numbers

  • Police: 044 651 1603
  • Municipality -044 606 5000
  • Traffic department:044 606 5000 / 5201
  • Fire: 044 606 5031
  • Water: 044 606 5262
  • Electricity:044 606 5082
  • Ambulance: 10177
  • Post office;044 651 1619
  • Library:044 651 1772
  • Closest hospital; Mossel bay hospital-044 691 2011
  • Pharmacy;044 698 1093(Dana Bay)
  • SPCA:044 693 0824
  • Schools; Herbertsdale primary school – 044 465 1168

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