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Vioolsdrif
Sign in to saveVioolsdrif is a village on the Orange River in the north-western Namaqualand area of South Africa.
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Vinony's link graph records 63 inbound references to Vioolsdrif, and connects out to South Africa, Namibia and river.
The entry is geolocated on the map in ZA, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Namibia–South Africa border crossings, Orange River and Populated places in the Nama Khoi Local Municipality.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vioolsdrif
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Oranje_at_Noordoewer.png
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Orange River from the border bridge between Noordoewer and Vioolsdrif. Extreme heat and sunlight cause visible evaporation.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa#Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northern Cape
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Namakwa
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Nama Khoi
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1.98
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 180
- Settlement.population_total
- 599
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Nama Khoi Local Municipality
- Elevation
- 180
- Image
- Oranje at Noordoewer.png
- Dialing code
- 027
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- postal code
- 8246
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Origin of name
- Geography
- Tourism
- Climate
- References
Vioolsdrif is a village on the Orange River in the north-western Namaqualand area of South Africa.
== Origin of name == The name in Afrikaans means 'the ford (shallow river crossing) of the violin'. It is reportedly named after Jan Viool ("John Violin"), who is said to have played the fiddle in these parts in the nineteenth century. Some say he was a Nama man, who used to guide ox-wagons across the ford. An accomplished player, he would fiddle away merrily on the river bank while waiting for wagons to arrive. These claims await elaboration.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vioolsdrif” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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