Oudtshoorn (Q951049)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Oudtshoorn (, Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈəutsˌɦuərən]) is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south. Dubbed the "ostrich capital of the world", Oudtshoorn is known for its ostrich-feather booms, during 1865–1870 and 1900–1914. With approximately 60,000 inhabitants, it is the largest town in the Little Karoo region. The town's economy is primarily reliant on the ostrich farming and tourism industries. Oudtshoorn is home to the world's largest ostrich population, with a number of specialised ostrich breeding farms, such as the Safari Show Farm and the Highgate Ostrich Show Farm, as told by Mnr. Pierre D. Toit.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Oudtshoorn is een dorp met 29.000 inwoners, in de Zuid-Afrikaanse provincie West-Kaap. Oudtshoorn behoort tot de fusiegemeente Oudtshoorn dat onderdeel van het district Tuinroute is. Het is het grootste dorp in de halfwoestijn de Kleine Karoo, en ligt zo'n 500km ten oosten van Kaapstad, tussen de Swartberg en de Outeniekwabergen.

Summary from Български език / Bulgarian Wikipedia (bgwiki)

Оудсхорн (на африкаанс: Oudtshoorn) е град, разположен в югозападната част на РЮА, провинция Западен Кейп. Административен център на едноименната община. Населението му през 2011 година е 61 508 души и това го прави най-големият град в полупустинния регион Кару. Районът около населеното място е известен с най-високата концентрация на щрауси в света. Това се дължи на многото щраусови ферми, които възникват още в края на 19 век.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Oudtshoorn is met sowat 61 500 inwoners (2011-sensus) die grootste dorp in die Klein-Karoo, 'n streek in die provinsie Wes-Kaap (Suid-Afrika). Die dorp is geleë tussen die majestueuse Outeniekwa- en Swartberge, 506 kilometer oos van Kaapstad. Oudtshoorn staan onder meer bekend as die sentrum van die volstruisteel en die gasheerstad van die Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, die belangrikste kulturele fees van die Afrikaanse taalgemeenskap in Suid-Afrika. Die dorp is ook die beginpunt van die wynroete langs die R 62 provinsiale pad. Die N12 nasionale pad gaan deur Oudtshoorn.

Wikidata location: -33.5833, 22.2000 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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relation: Oudtshoorn (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name: Oudtshoorn
place: town
landuse: residential
wikidata: Q951049
wikipedia: en:Oudtshoorn

wikidata match: Q951049
node: Oudtshoorn (OSM), 1.04 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Oudtshoorn
place: town
name:af: Oudtshoorn
wikidata: Q951049
wikipedia: en:Oudtshoorn
population: 61507
start_date: 1857
population:date: 2011
source:population: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudtshoorn#cite_note-census2011-2
wikimedia_commons: Category:Oudtshoorn

wikidata match: Q951049

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