Dordrecht, Eastern Cape

Province

The small town of Dordrecht in the municipality of Emalahleni, Chris Hani district, Eastern Cape Province in South Africa is situated 70 kilometers north of Queenstown at 1620 meters above sea level. 2011, it had 2,023 inhabitants. Including the westerly townships Tjoksville the city has 10,261 inhabitants. Dordrecht is located in the mountains Storm.

In 1856 the Dutch Reformed Church bought a farm here to build a church on it. After their completion, the city developed around this church around. It was named after the Dutch city of Dordrecht, where the historic Synod of Dort the Dutch Reformed Church in 1618 had taken place.

Economically, the city thrives on the surrounding sheep farms and to a lesser extent on tourism. The place is situated on the R56 highway, which runs in an east -west direction and Molteno and Elliot connects, and has a station on the route Sterkstroom - Maclear, which is operated in freight traffic.