e/Riversdale, Western Cape

Information
has gloss	eng: Riversdale (Afrikaans: Riversdal) is a town located on the N2 highway between Cape Town and George on the Agulhas Coastal Plain of the southern Western Cape province of South Africa. It is an agricultural service orientated town, being a hub for shopping and other services for surrounding farming communities, smaller towns, and coastal resorts, like Witsand and Stilbaai. It is located beneath the imposing Langeberg Mountains to the north, with Sleeping Beauty Mountain overlooking the town.
lexicalization	eng: Riversdale, Western Cape
instance of	c/Cities, towns and villages in the Western Cape

Meaning
Afrikaans
has gloss	afr: Riversdal (Engels: Riversdale) is n dorp in die suidooste van die Wes-Kaap en is in 1838 aan die voet van die Langebergreeks gevestig. Die NG-gemeente is die volgende jaar afgestig. Die dorp is vernoem na Harry Rivers, destydse die plaaslike landdros en later koloniale sekretaris. Die dorp is n belangrike wol-, graan en beessentrum. Tydens die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog het generaal Christiaan de Wet naby aan die dorp verby beweeg.
lexicalization	afr: Riversdal

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