Redelinghuys

Redelinghuys is a village in the Bergrivier Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north of Cape Town on the Verlorevlei River. The 2001 Census recorded the population as 581 people in 167 households.[2] The village is situated on the R366 regional route between Piketberg and Elands Bay. It is served by a police station, a public library, a satellite health clinic, and two primary schools.

Redelinghuys
Redelinghuys
Redelinghuys
Redelinghuys is located in Western Cape
Redelinghuys
Redelinghuys
Redelinghuys is located in South Africa
Redelinghuys
Redelinghuys
Coordinates: 32°28′44″S 18°32′17″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalityBergrivier
Area
[1]
 • Total2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total574
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African23.2%
 • Coloured58.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White17.5%
 • Other0.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans95.8%
 • English1.8%
 • Xhosa1.3%
 • Other1.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8105
PO box
8105
Area code022

The town has a predominantly Victorian architecture.

Verlorenvlei
Designations
Official nameVerlorenvlei
Designated28 June 1991
Reference no.525[3]

On 23 September 2014 a part of the southern shore of the vlei was declared as a provincial heritage site for reasons associated with the vernacular fishing village located there. On the same date the Diepkloof Rock Shelter, an internationally important archaeological site associated with the emergence of modern humans and intrinsically connected to the ecology of the vlei, was also declared.[4]

References
  1. "Main Place Redelinghuys". Census 2011.
  2. "Main Place Redelinghuys". Census 2001. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  3. "Verlorenvlei". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. Provincial Notices 253 & 256/2014, Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary, No. 7310, Cape Town: 23 September 2014
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