Vanrhynsdorp

Key facts

Settlement.name: Vanrhynsdorp
Settlement.image_skyline: NG kerk Vanrhynsdorp.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Dutch Reformed Church in Vanrhynsdorp
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: West Coast
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Matzikama

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Vanrhynsdorp (also written Van Rhynsdorp; ) is a town located in the West Coast District Municipality of the Western Cape province in South Africa. Considered the oldest and most southern European-settled town in Namaqualand, Vanrhynsdorp serves as a gateway to the Succulent Karoo and Nama Karoo regions to the north and east.

== History ==