Webpage content extract for “Fraserburg” on the Karoo Hoogland Municipality website
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Fraserburg hiking trails
Visitors can use the hiking trails in and around Fraserburg, which the webpage describes as breathtaking.
- Who it is for
- adventurous visitors and tourists
- How to act on it
- Visit the Fraserburg area and use one of its hiking trails; no booking or contact process is stated.
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For the more adventurous there are numerous hiking trails which are quite breathtaking.
Fraserburg 4×4 trails
Visitors can use the 4×4 trails in the Fraserburg area.
- Who it is for
- adventurous visitors and 4×4 users
- How to act on it
- Visit the Fraserburg area and use one of the 4×4 trails; no booking or contact process is stated.
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There are also a number of 4×4 trails which do not disappoint.
Self-catering accommodation in Fraserburg
The webpage identifies self-catering accommodation as available for people visiting the area.
- Who it is for
- visitors and tourists
- How to act on it
- Arrange or use self-catering accommodation in the Fraserburg area; the webpage gives no booking instructions or contact for accommodation.
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Besides the majestic scenery and self-catering accommodation, one will pass Corbel houses which are unique
Municipal contact
The municipality provides a general contact channel for enquiries through its head-office telephone number.
- Who it is for
- members of the public seeking to contact Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality
- How to act on it
- Telephone the municipality at 053 285 0998.
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Contact Us: 053 285 0998
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Key Takeaways
- Town: Fraserburg (Karoo Hoogland Municipality)
- Founded: 1851
- Named after: minister Reverend Fraser and church elder Meyburg
- Municipality proclaimed: 6 June 1862
- Post office opened: 1858 (first postmaster Robert C Hemming)
- Magistrates office opened: 1859 (first magistrate FE Balsotn; served 20 years)
- Police station opened: 1860 (first Chief Constable Francois Bourke)
- First medical doctor: Dr C Edmonds (1860)
- Prison opened: 1861; closed in 1968
- First bank branch: Standard Bank (1876); Volkskas opened in 1956
- First electric power supplied: 16 September 1958; switched to Eskom power in 1983
- Municipal contact: Head Office 053 285 0998; address: Karoo Hoogland Municipality, 2 Mulder street, P.O. Box 165, Williston, 8920
- Support numbers: 066 056 2678 (Williston), 066 077 5922 (Fraserburg), 066 056 2811 (Sutherland)
- Karoo Hoogland Municipality
- Fraserburg
- Reverend Fraser
- Meyburg
- Robert C Hemming
- FE Balsotn
- Francois Bourke
- Dr C Edmonds
- HWA Cooper
- Samuel Zwaartman
- A.G. Visser
- Riverine Rabbit
- Standard Bank
- Volkskas
- Eskom
- Web Ateljee