Ladismith
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Ladismith is town and agricultural centre in the western Kleinkaroo
region of South Africa's Western Cape
province. In 1852 the farm Elandsvlei was set aside for the town, and it became a municipality in 1862. It was named after Lady Juana Smith.
It is situated adjacent to a series of fertile, irrigated valleys, at an altitude of 550m, at the southern base of the Swartberg
. It is currently included in the southern Kannaland LM
. The nearest towns are Calitzdorp
to the east, Vanwyksdorp and Riversdale
to the south and Laingsburg
to the north.
Karoo
The Karoo is a semi-desert region of South Africa. It has two main sub-regions - the Great Karoo in the north and the Little Karoo in the south. The 'High' Karoo is one of the distinct physiographic provinces of the larger South African Platform division.-Great Karoo:The Great Karoo has an area of...
region of South Africa's Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
province. In 1852 the farm Elandsvlei was set aside for the town, and it became a municipality in 1862. It was named after Lady Juana Smith.
It is situated adjacent to a series of fertile, irrigated valleys, at an altitude of 550m, at the southern base of the Swartberg
Swartberg
The Swartberg mountains make up a mountain range that runs roughly east-west along the northern edge of the semi-arid Little Karoo in the Western Cape province of South Africa...
. It is currently included in the southern Kannaland LM
Kannaland Local Municipality
Kannaland Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2001, the population is 23,971. Its municipality code is WC041.- Government :...
. The nearest towns are Calitzdorp
Calitzdorp, Western Cape
Calitzdorp is a town on the Western side of the Little or Klein Karoo in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and lies at on South Africa's Route 62.The farm, on which Calitzdorp stands, was granted to JJ and MC Calitz in 1831...
to the east, Vanwyksdorp and Riversdale
Riversdale, Western Cape
Riversdale is a town located on the N2 highway between Cape Town and George on the Agulhas Coastal Plain of the southern Western Cape province of South Africa. It is an agricultural service orientated town, being a hub for shopping and other services for surrounding farming communities, smaller...
to the south and Laingsburg
Laingsburg, Western Cape
- History :Laingsburg was first established in the 1870s by Stephanus Greeff. He bought the farm Vischkuil-aan-de-Buffelsrivier . The town only started developing when the railway line to it was completed...
to the north.