Property prices, trends, statistics, valuations for all houses in karatara. Knysna holidays town history of knysna south africa. The coffee pot railway museums and history in knysna. History of the overberg and southern cape forests 17952011 history of the southern cape forests premodern to 1795 colonial history of knysna 17701890 part 4 colonial. Knysna in south africa plots of land for sale gumtree. Knysna is easily accessible by air or road with the closest airports in george 70 km, port elizabeth 260 km and cape town 500km away. Karatara falls within the jurisdiction of both the garden routeklein karoo district municipality and the new knysna municipality.
Guadeloupe self catering offers a range of bright, spacious accommodations, each with a kitchen with stove and refrigerator. Knysna s rich and colourful history spans the days of sailing ships, timber extraction and even a brief period of gold discovery. Meet the people the woodcutters in karatara, the italians in gouna, the khoi and san tribes and the xhosa speaking people. Knysna, pearl of the scenic garden route, sits between george and plettenberg bay. Knysna book exchange knysna books and book stores phone. Towards a history of the poor white woodcutters in the southern cape forest area c. Data downloaded from the biodiversity gis website maintained by the south african national. The knysna historical society has created an informative brochure with a map showing many of the main historic buildings in town. Living local knysna township tours experience knysna s indigenous community up close and personal the music, language, art, culinary traditions and open hearted hospitality. Karatara is a town in knysna local municipality in the western cape province of south africa settlement and forestry station on the karatara river which flows southwards into swartvlei. The gold rush was short lived and many of the miners settled in knysna bringing their wood and iron homes into town. Knysna fire stories is a coffeetable commemorative book on the knysna fires.
Knysna timber route download pdf or collect a map from knysna tourism. Karatara falls within the jurisdiction of both the garden routeklein karoo district. Class, caste and color a social and economic history of the south. The stream bubbling at our feet was once frequented by numerous panhandling prospectors, driven by the hope of making their fortune. Pdf alien flora of the garden route national park, south. All of these have free wifi, and some have views of the knysna lagoon. In the article below, philip caveney from the knysna historical society unpacks the history of various homes built by members of the famous thesen family of knysna. The karatara pass is situated between the towns of george and knysna in the western cape, south africa. An eightyearold girl has drowned in the knysna lagoon. Apartment guadeloupe self catering, knysna, south africa. Box 35 42, knysna 65 70, south afri ca b south africa n national parks, garden route scien ti. Fiona ayerst has 318 books on goodreads, and is currently reading diary of steve the noob 16 an unofficial minecraft book by steve the noob, conquerors. The town took on a new importance with the discovery of gold in 1878, when a gold nugget was found by jack hooper in the karatara river near ruigtevlei, west of knysna. Knysna not just a natural paradise, but utopia for.
James knysna is an ideal destination from which to explore the region. Dolf is a regular guy from a modest background in knysna. Stephanus terblans, the first european farmer to settle in the area, was given a loan permit to farm here in 1770. I stopped the car as we did many years before, filled with nostalgia together with a feeling of peace and tranquillity. This farm is set in the gouna highlands with won derful mountain views and nature bordering untouched indigenous forests. A brief history of knysna from 1770 to 1890 the heritage portal. Our story the knysna elephant park was founded in 1994 by husband and wife team ian and lisette withers. Pdf the knysna fires in june 2017 were the most destructive fires recorded in south africa. It offers many activities and attractions, the most well known being the knysna heads which guard the mouth of the lagoon which connects the estuary with the sea. South african geological history and stratigraphy and lend understanding to what the. Karatara is located north of sedgefield about 30 km from the town of knysna. Enjoy the knysna estuary by boat, ferry, yacht, kayak or sup. However, this area had no local government status before the 5 december 2000 elections.
It follows that residents in karatara should qualify for free. It is situated 5 km west of barrington and some 40 km northwest of knysna. Appendices 1 18 can be downloaded as independent documents from. They had lived in southern africa since the 5th century ad. The first reports show settlement taking place in the late 1760s 1770. Visit the covid19 corona virus south african resource portal on za welcome to knysna. The name is of khoekhoen origin and probably means horse hill, after a hillock to the north. Photos of knysna attractions, restaurants, art, shops. Make old gaol and art gallery a centerpiece of your knysna vacation itinerary, and find what else is worth visiting using our knysna trip planner. Knysna municipality integrated strategic development framework sustainable human settlement plan page 11 of 151 knysna human settlement plan. Visit old gaol and art gallery on your trip to knysna or. And while you can explore this rich history at either the millwood house museum or the old gaol museum, you can also embark on a selfguided walk through knysna. Karatara adds another beautiful dimension to knysna. In 1971 he started his career in the kruger national park as a graduate assistant biologist.
Living local knysna township tours experience knysnas indigenous community up close and personal the music, language, art, culinary traditions and open hearted hospitality. Situated in the western cape of south africa in the heart of the world famous garden route, knysna is a quaint town located on the edge of a vast estuary which flows into the indian ocean through two giant sandstone heads. Nestled between the impressive outeniqua mountains and the indian ocean, the culinary capital of oysters and other. Bruce bryden was born in johannesburg and was awarded a bachelor of science degree from the university of the witwatersrand, followed by honours in wildlife management at pretoria university. Knysna fire stories will document the events chronologically, from the human perspective, through written firsthand accounts. In spring september the weathers mild and generally windfree. The books will go to schools, libraries and people in need. Knysna not just a natural paradise, but utopia for history. It lies 34 degrees south of the equator, and is 55 kilometres east from the city of george on the n2 highway, and 33 kilometres west of the town of plettenberg bay on. Towards this, here are landscapes of karatara, the farming and extimber region.
The knysna literary festival has decided to create a book drive to help rebuild the collection of books in the area. Karatara ls karatara ls is a ordinary schools located in knysna in western cape south africa. Away from the sea and lakes, its landscape is one of lush farmland and and indigenous forests under the watchful eye of the outeniqua mountains in the early 1900s, woodcutters made a living from the forest but when the government withdrew permits they were housed in a settlement that. The knysnaplett herald is a weekly bilingual community newspaper in the greater knysna area, south africa. Stephanus jesaias ter blans, eldest son of heemraad pieter ter blans terblanche of the reeboksfontein farm near little brak river, was the first colonist farmer to settle in the knysna area. His life is thrown upside down when he falls for a beautiful stranger stephanie, a somewhat wealthy visitor to the sleepy coastal resort. Karatara is a town in knysna local municipality in the western cape province of south africa. The karatara pass is situated between the towns of george and knysna in the western cape, south africa the pass is the fifth pass on the 7 passes road and closer to the knysna end, just before the homtini pass and phantom pass. I had heard about south africas first free rural ecobusiness school for entrepreneurs was based in the karatara. He named his loan farm melkhoutkraal, which he established in 1770, on the east bank of the knysna river. I say some because the colonial record far surpasses that of the original settlers, the khoi and the san tribes.
South africas first goldfield was proclaimed in 1887 after jack hooper found gold nugget in the karatara river near ruigtevlei in 1878. Getting the timber from the forests to knysna was almost impossibly difficult in knysna in the 19th century so the locals clubbed together and built themselves a railway. Fantastic 50ha vacant farm for sale in the gouna area near knysnathis vacant piece of land is situated 15km from knysna town centre. Settlement and forestry station on the karatara river which flows. He progressed through the ranks as ranger, district. Page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 page 11 page 12 page page 14 page 15 page 16 page 17 page 18 page 19 page 20 page 21 page 22 page 23 page 24 page 25. Like so many south africans, ive been watching what has been happening in. The vast, indigenous forests just outside knysna became an invaluable source of timber for buildings, ships and wagons. The knysna fires were arguably the worst wildfire disaster in south africas history. Strange to think of a king writing a song, but when you murmured it quietly.
Yellowwood sleepers awaiting despatch from knysna station photo from the knysna story by arthur nimmo the 2 foot rails of the swr co. Free and independent though they were, they remained desperately poor, selling their timber. Local municipalitieswc048 knysna wc048 knysna audit report 201819. Mountain bike, walk or run in our magnificent indigenous forests and nature reserves 2. The rockengravings of griqualand west and bechuanaland. Follow the 6km dirt road down into the meandering forest edge and experience river and forest coming together. A brief history of knysna from 1770 to 1890 heritage portal. Knysna boasts a rich history of sailing, timber and even gold. The knysna and the georgekaratara fires exhibi t all the character istics of megafires. George rex eventually owned all the farms encircling the knysna estuary, and. Next time you visit cape town and the garden route take some time out of your journey and discover the jewel that is knysna. Eager prospectors followed the gold trail into the millwood forest and by january 1887 the millwood forest had been proclaimed as a goldfield the first goldfield to be. The pass is the fifth pass on the 7 passes road and closer to the knysna end, just before the homtini pass and phantom pass.
Click here to download a pdf version which includes footnotes the first generation of thesens mathias theodore and arnt thesen of stavanger and knysna. Karatara falls within the jurisdiction of both the garden route klein karoo district. Knysna tourism official website for knysna, sedgefield. A must do is a visit to one of our many local markets 8. Nevertheless, the first europeans arrived in the area in 1760, and the farm melkhoutkraal literally translating from afrikaans as milk wood kraal was established on the eastern shore of the knysna lagoon.
If youve ever travelled along the historical seven passes road, built by the famous roadbuilder thomas bain in the late 19th century a road that links knysna. The history of knysna the khoikhoi people people or real people or khoi, are a historical division of the khoisan ethnic group, the native people of southwestern africa, closely related to the bushmen or san, as the khoikhoi called them. Settlement and forestry station on the karatara river which flows southwards into swartvlei. I thought that it may be the last day of winter, a desperate gasp to hold onto us before the flowers of spring took over, singing, we live on the garden route, we live in knysna, the prettiest town in south africa. When european immigrants colonized the area after 1652, the khoikhoi were practising. Our expertise in the design of environments to show art at its finest is used extensively by architects and designers. Its function is to collect, collate and publish individual and news accounts in a timeline spanning from 7 june 2017 into the future. Perennially green thanks to a mediterranean maritime climate with rain falling throughout the year, knysna is mantled by indigenous forests extending into the tsitsikamma national park area. Find out the municipal valuation, last sale date, last sale price, price comparable sales of any property in karatara. Click or tap to choose images or drag and drop them here. The dutch settlement was founded at cape town under commander jan van riebeeck and a fort was built for the dutch east india company. Many places that you can visit today will remind you of the journey that some of our ancestors took to get us here. We set off from knysna, winding our way along the edge of the lagoon and crossing the.
Jun 15, 2017 the knysna literary festival has decided to create a book drive to help rebuild the collection of books in the area. Play a round of golf at one of magnificent 18hole courses 6. Spend a day on the beach and discover our beautiful coastline. All the passes along the route have been declared national monuments. The knysna and the george karatara fires exhibi t all the character istics of megafires. Each one of the three areas within karatara has different histories and services. Driving westwards over the white bridge, up to keyters nek and then slowly down the tarred road and along the valley floor, i recalled the childhood trip with my father. There are a number of restaurants within 5 minutes drive of the accommodations. Knysna municipality rheenendal and karatara take part in. It was cold by salt river on tuesday, mists of ghosts keeping me company as i shivered myself into being beautifully alive.
Situated on the garden route coast of the western cape province in south africa 500 km by road from cape town to the west, 280 km from port elizabeth to the east, and 60 km from the city of george with its domestic airport, 67 km from the st. Knysna arts festival knysna timber festival knysna oktoberfest mayoral golf day september 2015 knysna municipality reduces red tape r knysna municipality has assisted the communities of rheenendal and karatara to establish their councils of stakeholders cos to effectively take part in the d ep artm n o f r u l development and land. Garden route national park state of knowledge sanparks. The knysna literary festival have created a book drive to. Colonial history of knysna 17701890 part 3 magistracy colonial history of knysna 17701890.
Sep 28, 2011 history of the knysna elephants 20002018. You have full access to read online and download this title. The best hotels in karatara of 2020 from r 673 tripadvisor. One of the first places i visited when i arrived in knysna was karatara, a small settlement about thirty kilometres from sedgefield, the closest town to knysna. Knysna south africa holidays complete guide to knysna. Megafir es, particularly those with severe impacts, have gained a lot of attention f rom managers, policy. Only 40km from city centre, its a whole new world knysna is magical.
The rockengravings of griqualand west and bechuanaland, south africa, maria wilman on. Pdf alien flora of the garden route national park, south africa. South africa n national park s, garden route sci enti. Download the book in pdf, epub, kindle for a complete version. Local municipalitieswc048 knysna wc048 knysna council resolution 2017. The knysna high school hostel was on fire, and the knysna provincial hospital was evacuated to the knysna life private hospital. Once the cape town area had been settled it was not long before exploration of the hinterland started. Like so many south africans, ive been watching what has been happening in knysna over the past week with utter dismay. He is content with his normal small town existence, his group of friends and his eccentric grandparents. The coffee pot railway the story of knysna s beloved narrowgauge railway 1907 1949 with actual footage of the train in action.
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