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Local Municipality : Drakenstein | Local Municipality : Drakenstein | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The town is situated in the Drakenstein valley, which was named after Baron Van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Lord of Drakenstein. The municipality adopted the Van Rheede van Oudtshoorn arms as its arms (see also [[Oudtshoorn]] and [[Rhede]]). | The town is situated in the Drakenstein valley, which was named after Baron Van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Lord of Drakenstein. The municipality adopted the Van Rheede van Oudtshoorn arms as its arms (see also [[Oudtshoorn]] and [[Rhede]]). | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:paarl.zaf.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a tobacco card +/- 1930 | |align="center"|[[File:paarl.zaf.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a tobacco card +/- 1930 | ||
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