Genadendal
Also known as Gnadenthal, Baviaanskloof
thumb|Genadendal Mission Station (c. 1849) by George French Angas Genadendal is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, built on the site of the oldest mission station in the country. It was originally known as Baviaanskloof, but was renamed Genadendal in 1806. Genadendal was the place of the first Teachers' Training College in South Africa, founded in 1838.
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- Clockwise from Top: Genadendal Moravian Mission Station, Genadendal Museum, Genadendal Church, Old house in Genadendal, Sonderend River.
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- South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
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- Country
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- South Africa
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- Province
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- Western Cape
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- District
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- Overberg
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- Municipality
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- Theewaterskloof
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- Schmidt's first converts (1742)
- Rekindling of the Mission (1792)
- Genadendal's Library (1823)
- Archaeology at Genadendal
- Genadendal Archaeology Project (1999)
- Genadendal Residence
- Books about Genadendal
- References
- External links
thumb|Genadendal Mission Station (c. 1849) by George French Angas Genadendal is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, built on the site of the oldest mission station in the country. It was originally known as Baviaanskloof, but was renamed Genadendal in 1806. Genadendal was the place of the first Teachers' Training College in South Africa, founded in 1838.
==Location== Genadendal (Valley of Grace) is approximately 90 minutes drive east of Cape Town in the Riviersonderend Mountains, in the Overberg region.
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