History of Koringberg

• Province: Western Cape
• West Coast
• Coordinates:33°02′S 18°40′E
• Area:3.86 km2
• Municipality: Swartland

This peaceful village was originally named after Warren’s Camp, on the farm Brakwater in 1923, after the resident engineer responsible for laying the railway line in the early 19th century. It is essentially a wheat and sheep farming town, but the area also boasts well-known grape farms and a horse stud. The name is Afrikaans and it means ‘wheat mountain.

Horse riding, hiking and mountain biking trails snake through the ruggedly beautiful surroundings and the area has also grown in popularity among paragliders. Misverstand Dam on the Bergriver is about 16km from Koringberg and offers canoeing, swimming, fishing and water skiing. One can also take a sunset boat trip down the river with its abundance of birdlife.

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Things to see and do in Koringberg:

• The Mountain Biking Trail is slowly putting the town on the map.
•  Misverstand Dam.
• The largest Hackney horse stud farm in South Africa is on the farm Soutfontein.
• Neulfonteinkop is a hill where there is an old ship’s cannon, which was used over 100 years ago to communicate to farmers about docked ships in Cape Town so that they could take their produce to town to sell.

Useful Numbers

• Police: 022 433 2246
• Municipality; 022 487 9400
• Traffic department: 
• Fire: 022 433 2246/ 022 487 9479
• Water:
• Electricity:
• Ambulance: 10177
• Post office; post agency 022 423 8035
• Library: Moreesberg 022 433 1647
• Closest hospital; Piketberg radie kottze hospital 022 913 1175
• Pharmacy; Moreesberg 022 433 1001
• SPCA: Swaartland 022 492 2781
• Schools: Koringberg primary 022 4828009
• Museum;
• Local newspapers:
• ” Die Courant”: 022 487 3221
• Swartland Gazette: 022 482 3817
• Tourism 022 433 1072