Graskop (Q1928316)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Graskop is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It was set up in the 1880s as a gold mining camp but it now serves as a tourist destination and the timber industry. “God’s Window”, a scenic view from the escarpment of the Lowveld below, is located outside the town. Graskop is 14 km south-east of Pilgrim's Rest and 28 km north of Sabie. It was laid out between 1880 and 1890 on a farm belonging to Abel Erasmus, Native Commissioner of the Transvaal Republic. The name is Afrikaans for grassy hillock. Originally it was a mining camp. It is the best place to view the "Edge of the Lowveld", with a sudden drop of 700 metres.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Graskop is een dorp met 4000 inwoners, in de provincie Mpumalanga, Zuid-Afrika. Rond 1880 werd Graskop gesticht als kamp voor de nabijgelegen goudmijn. Tegenwoordig is Graskop vooral bekend om de houtindustrie. Vlak bij Graskop bevindt zich God's Window vanwaar men een goed uitzicht heeft over de omgeving.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Graskop is 'n dorp in die Mpumalangaprovinsie van Suid-Afrika. Sabie is 25km suid van Graskop.

Summary from Български език / Bulgarian Wikipedia (bgwiki)

Граскоп (на африкаанс: Graskop) е малък град в провинция Мпумаланга в РЮА. Създаден е през 1880 г., когато се открива златна мина. Население 3997 жители (по данни от преброяването от 2011 г.).

Wikidata location: -24.9333, 30.8333 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Graskop (OSM), 0.94 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Graskop
place: town
source: sagns
sagns_id: 83724
wikidata: Q1928316
wikipedia: en:Graskop
population: 3996
population:date: 2011-01-01
source:population: wikipedia

wikidata match: Q1928316

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