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21-559: Tourist attractions of Bredasdorp include the Heuningberg Nature Reserve, many historical churches, and art galleries and craft shops. Bredasdorp is also home to the Shipwreck Museum which tells the stories of the 150 wrecks along the nearby Agulhas Reef. It is the only museum of its kind in the southern hemisphere. The town of Bredasdorp was founded with the building of a Dutch Reformed Church in 1838 on

42-538: A blue shield displaying, from top to bottom, three Bredasdorp lilies on a gold stripe, two golden sheaves of wheat, a golden chevron, and a merino ram's head in natural colours. The crest was a lighthouse and the motto In concilio concilium . Dutch Reformed Church, Bredasdorp The Dutch Reformed Church in Bredasdorp is the 23rd existing congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church . Along

63-493: A garb and a merino ram's head Or, in base a protea flower slipped and leaved proper . In layman's terms : the shield was divided into blue over gold by a chevron-shaped line and displayed a golden sheaf of wheat and a merino ram's head at the top and a protea flower with stem and leaves at the bottom. The crest was a lighthouse and the motto Lux in tenebris . Two bontebok supported the shield. Divisional council — The Bredasdorp divisional council (the local authority for

84-647: A map of South Africa, with a dot marking Bredasdorp. In the centre of the map was a disc displaying a sheaf of wheat, a merino ram, a goat and a protea flower. A lighthouse was placed above the shield. Municipality (2) — The council assumed a proper coat of arms in 1966. It was granted by the administrator of the Cape Province on 12 August 1966 and registered at the Bureau of Heraldry in September 1969. The arms were : Per chevron Azure and Or, in chief

105-467: Is Azure, three escutcheons Or, on a chief of the second the South African lion . In layman's language this means that the shield is blue, it displays three smaller golden shields, and across the top is a gold horizontal strip displaying the red lion that formed the crest of the old South African national coat of arms. The Bureau arms are depicted on the seal on each registration certificate and, in

126-416: Is less than 25 kilometres (16 mi) away at Arniston , moderates the variation of temperature. Bredasdorp is mostly surrounded by farmland, chiefly grain, cattle and sheep farming; on the south-west side of the town the Heuningberg Nature Reserve protects the indigenous fynbos vegetation. In the census of 2011 , the population of Bredasdorp consisted of 15,524 people living in 4,521 households. 66.5% of

147-641: Is situated at an elevation of between 40 and 120 metres (130 and 390 ft) on the slopes of the Heuningberg (Afrikaans for "Honey Mountain"). There is no significant watercourse flowing through the town, although the Kars River flows past a few kilometres to the east. Bredasdorp shares in the Mediterranean climate experienced in most of the Western Cape. Its proximity to the ocean, which

168-530: Is the South African heraldic authority , established in Pretoria on 1 June 1963. It is headed by a State Herald (known unofficially as the National Herald since 2004) and its functions are to register arms, badges, flags and seals (as well as names and uniforms), to keep a public register, to issue registration certificates and, since 1980, to advise the government on heraldic matters. Together with

189-536: The Heraldry Committee . In the 1970s, the Bureau registered between 60 and 90 arms and badges per year. The number increased sharply in the mid-1980s, reaching a peak of 148 in the 1987–88 reporting year. It declined in the early 1990s, and returned to 1970s levels. (These figures do not include the registrations of defence force unit arms and insignia, of which the Bureau has registered more than 1000 since

210-706: The Heraldry Council , it forms part of the National Archives and Records Service (formerly called the State Archives Service), which is currently under the authority of the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture . Under South African law , everyone has the right to bear a coat of arms as he pleases, as long as he does not infringe on the rights of others (i.e. the arms are not too similar to arms already in use by someone else) and

231-569: The 1960s and early 1970s, they were depicted in full colour at the head of the certificate too. The State Herald (called unofficially the National Herald since 2004) is a civil servant, and is the head of the Bureau of Heraldry, an ex officio member of the Heraldry Council, and a member of the National Archives' directorate. There have been four state/national heralds since the office was established in 1963: The Bureau has

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252-525: The 1960s.) The illustrated blazons (written descriptions in technical terms) of applications for registration are published in the South African Government Gazette . Blazons (but not illustrations) of arms registered at the Bureau and its predecessors up to the end of the year 2000 are available online through the National Archives website. Naturally, the Bureau itself has a coat of arms which were adopted in 1965. The blazon

273-466: The Department of Education, Arts & Sciences (1959–1963). Anyone, regardless of nationality or place of residence, may register arms with the Bureau. Since 1980, it has also been authorised to register the arms of official bodies in foreign countries. Originally, applications had to be approved by the Heraldry Council before the Bureau could register them, but the power of approval was delegated to

294-477: The State Herald in 1969, though he can still refer applications to the council (or, since 1980, its Heraldry Committee) when necessary. In 1980, the National Herald was authorised to delete arms from the register, either on an applicant's request or, in the case of official, municipal or corporate arms, if the organisation concerned no longer exists. Appeals against the National Herald's decisions can be made to

315-704: The United States. The population of the town got a boost during the middle 1980s with the establishment of both the South African Air Force 's Air Force Base Overberg which is home to the Test Flight and Development Centre as well as the Denel Overberg Test Range near the small coastal village of Arniston . Municipality (1) — In 1938, the town council adopted a pseudo-heraldic "coat of arms". The shield depicted

336-659: The coast between Cape Town and George it is the third oldest parish, after Swellendam (1798) and Caledon (1811), and only about a month older than Riversdale , which was founded in April 1839. The NG Mission Church was formed in the late 1800s, though only white members were allowed to attend. The Associate Reformed Church was established at the same location in 1914. The two churches remained separate until 20 May 2018. 34°32′01″S 20°02′18″E  /  34.5335°S 20.0383°E  / -34.5335; 20.0383 Bureau of Heraldry The Bureau of Heraldry

357-515: The farm Langefontein. The town was named after Michiel van Breda , the first Mayor of Cape Town , who was also known as the father of South Africa's merino sheep industry. Van Breda and Pieter Voltelyn van der Byl could not agree on a location for the church; as a result, two churches were built, and two towns, Bredasdorp and Napier , were established. Bredasdorp is located in the Cape Agulhas Local Municipality ; as

378-578: The largest town in the municipality, Bredasdorp is divided between its second, third and fourth wards. The local municipality in turn forms part of the Overberg District Municipality ; Bredasdorp is the location of the head offices of both municipalities. The area of Bredasdorp is divided into two wards with two councillors; Johan Nieuwoudt serves as councillor for Ward 4 and Karin Donald serves as councillor for Ward 2. Bredasdorp

399-487: The people described themselves as " Coloured ", 19% as " White " and 12.7% as " Black African ". 83% spoke Afrikaans as their first language , 7.5% spoke Xhosa , and 4.3% spoke English . Besides the sheep farming, the town also boasts other agricultural activities, including wheat, canola, milk, and indigenous fynbos cultivation. The town is also the location of the offices of Kapula Candles, an international candle company that exports hand-painted candles to Europe and

420-520: The proposed arms conform to basic heraldic principles. The State Herald approves of and registers arms under the authority given by the Heraldry Act. In addition to registering coats of arms, badges, and other heraldic representations, the Bureau keeps records of names, uniforms, and badges (which include some corporate arms) previously registered by the Department of the Interior (1935–1959) and

441-467: The rural areas outside the town) approved its own coat of arms on 22 October 1965. The arms were granted by the administrator of the Cape Province on 1 September 1967 and registered at the Bureau of Heraldry in September 1969. The arms, designed by Schalk Pienaar, were : Azure, a chevron between two wheatsheaves in chief Or, and in base a Merino ram's head caboshed proper; on a chief Or three Bredasdorp lilies proper . In layman's terms :

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