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Hopefield is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa on the R45 between Malmesbury and Vredenburg. The town lies east of Saldanha Bay and Langebaan, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Vredenburg and 120 km (75 mi) north of Cape Town .

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5-494: Elandsfontein may refer to: Elandsfontein, an archaeological site near Hopefield, South Africa Elandsfontein, a farm homestead that is now a suburb of Alberton, South Africa Elandsfontein, a Second Boer War concentration camp Battle of Elandsfontein , 1881 battle of the First Boer War at Elandsfontein ridge, west of Pretoria [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

10-542: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hopefield, South Africa Hopefield is the oldest town on the Cape West Coast. The Dutch Reformed congregation (Zoute Rivier) was established in December 1851 after farmers donated money towards its construction and the town was founded in 1852 on the farm Langekuil. It became a municipality in 1914, and

15-570: Is found about 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of Hopefield. In earlier years Hopefield was considered the capital of the West Coast, with banks, filling stations and multiple other shops and businesses. The only access to the towns of Vredenburg , Langebaan and Saldanha was through Hopefield. With the re-routing of the R45 road away from the town, and the construction of the R27 (West Coast Road),

20-431: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elandsfontein&oldid=1192405604 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

25-529: Was named after two people who laid it out, Major William Hope, Auditor-General, and a Mr Field. The Air Force Base Langebaanweg , located 22 km (14 mi) west of the town, as well as the West Coast Fossil park 25 km (16 mi) west from town, fall within town limits. Another important fossil locality, Elandsfontein (not to be confused with the town and railway station in Gauteng ),

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