Leipoldtville, West Coast

Name: Leipoldtville, West Coast
Address: ZA

Coordinates: 18.4790, -32.2220
Updated: 5 Feb 2020

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Leipoldtville, a very small historical town, ideally situated to use as a base or stay over from where to explore the surrounding West Coast towns. Leipoldtville is a suburb of Graafwater and the distance from Graafwater to Leipoldtville is 19 kms. Northeast of Elands Bay en route to Graafwater, lies the quaint village of Leipoldtville next to the Langvlei Rivier. The town was established in 1905 when a new Dutch Reformed congregation came into being. Leipoldtville was named after Reverend Friederch Leipoldt, the then minister at Clanwilliam and father of physician, poet and author, C Louis Leipoldt. Leipoldtville is in the heart of the 'Sandveld', one of the main potato producing areas in South Africa and the region is popular for its challenging 4x4 trails.

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Leipoldtville, West Coast

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Last updated · 5 Feb 2020

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South African History Online. (2020, February 5). Leipoldtville, West Coast. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0149939

South African History Online (2020) 'Leipoldtville, West Coast', South African History Online, 5 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0149939 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).

South African History Online, Leipoldtville, West Coast [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0149939, (accessed 21 July 2026).

"Leipoldtville, West Coast." South African History Online, 5 Feb. 2020, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0149939. Accessed 21 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Leipoldtville, West Coast." South African History Online. February 5, 2020. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0149939.