Graskop
Template:Infobox South African town Graskop is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It was set up in the 1880s as a gold mining camp but it now serves as a tourist destination and the timber industry. The name is Afrikaans for grassy hillock. “God’s Window”, a scenic view from the escarpment of the Lowveld below, is located outside the town.
Grsnkop is 14 km south-east of Pilgrim's Rest and 28 km north of Sabie. It was laid out between 1880 and 1890 on a farm belonging to Abel Erasmus, Native Commissioner of the Transvaal Republic. Named after a grassy hillock (Afrikaans gras, ‘grass’, kop, ‘hillock’). Originally it was a mining camp. It is the best place to view the "Edge of the Lowveld", with a sudden drop of 700 metres.[1]
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Potholes at Bourke's Luck near Graskop. -
The Berlin Falls near Graskop. -
"The Pinnacle" near Graskop. -
"God's Window" near Graskop.
References
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 187.
External links
Graskop travel guide from Wikivoyage
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