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Dwarskersbos is situated about 12km north of Laaiplek. It's long streches of white beach makes it
a favorite holiday destination. The local beach restort offers chalets, caravan and camping sites and is practically on the beach.
There is a wonderful little shop offering everything from West Coast
Souveniers to a library service and swimsuits. There is NO Petrol available, so remember
to fill up at Velddrif.
The local people are friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is relaxed and happy.
The town is on your left handside across from a farm with the same name. The streets are named after flowers starting with
"Aandblomstraat" up to the Caravan Park. In the newer development the streets was named after Species of Fish.
The view over the ocean with "Bobbejaanpunt" near Elands bay in a northerly direction and the
"Patrysberg" with St Helena Bay in the West, offers some of the most beautiful sunsets that you
can thing of. The development of Shelly Point can also be seen in the distance. The Sishen Saldanha
Railway line passes close to the town and during the day one can see the heavily laden trains on their way
to Saldanha.
Read in English
Dwarskersbos is ongeveer 12km Noord van Laaiplek
geleë. Die lang, wit strande maak dit 'n gunsteling vakansie bestemming. Die plaaslike
karavaanpark bied chalets, sovel as kampplek vir karavane en tente. Die dorpie het
net een winkel waar jy enige iets van aandenkings tot biblioteekboeke tot swemklere
kan koop. Daar is NIE Perol te kry nie - so maak maar op Velddrif vol.
Die bevolking is vriendelik en hulpvaardig en die atmosfeer ontspanne.
Die dorp is aan jou linkerkant regoorkant die plaas met dieselfde naam
geleë met Straatname wat na blomme genoem is beginnende by Aandblomstraat
tot by die Karavaan Park - die nuwe uitbreiding het Visname soos
Galjoen ens.
Die uitsig oor die see met Bobbejaan punt daar naby Elandsbaai in 'n
Noorderlike rigting en die Patrysberg met die dorpie St Helenabaai in
die Weste bied van die mooiste sonsondergange wat jou hart begeer.
Die nuwe ontwikkelings by Shelly Punt kan ook in die verte gesien word.
Die Sishen spoorlyn loop digby die dorpie verby en in die dag kan 'n
mens die lang swaar gelaaide treine wat soos worse deur die bosse
kronkel duidelik sien.
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History of Dwarskersbos
The town was founded in 1920 on a Sandveld Farm also named Dwarskersbos. The farm belonged to the Smit
family and mosts of the original farm is still owned by them. Those days the town had a post office and
a telephone exchange as well as a primary school. Unfortunately, not of those remained there.
In the beginning years water was a problem two wells were dug close to the sea. One of these wells can
still be seen in Roos Street.
The old "badhuise" that was build close to the sea in 1933, served as holiday camping sites over
the December holidays. It was very popular and the stoep was used as a place to dance over Christmas
and New Years.
On the 23rd of August 1969 a tidal wave submerge a big portion of the town. A Possible cause for this was
the earthquakes at Tulbach. In 1974 Dwarskerbos got electrical power. In 1983 a new development was
started next to the Caravan Park and a local council was founded under Jurisdication of the
of the SDR at Moorreesburg. After the General Election on 27 April 1994, Dwarskerbos was intergrated into
the then Velddrif Municipality - now known as the Bergriver Municipality which also includes Aurora and Porterville.
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Read in English
Geskiedenis van Dwarskersbos
Die dorp is in 1920 op 'n sandveld plaas Dwarskersbos aangelê, wat aan
die familie Smit behoort het - dit is nog steeds die geval.In die ou
dae was daar selfs 'n Poskantoor en handsentrale met 'n laerskool - al
dié dinge het natuurlik mettertyd verdwyn.
In die beginjare was water 'n probleem en twee putte is dan ook naby
die see gegrawe waar hulle brak water gekry het. Die een put is nog in
Roos straat te sien.
Die ou badshuise wat in 1933 naby die see gebou is, het as die
vakansie uitspanplek oor die Desember vakansies gedien. Dit was baie
gewild en daar is ook lekker oor die Krismis en Nuwejaar op die stoep
gedans by die boeremusiek.
'n Getygolf tref die dorp op 23 Augustus 1969 - die aardbewings by
Tulbagh word as 'n moontlike oorsaak genoem. In 1974 word elektriese
krag aangelê. 1983 sien 'n nuwe uitbreiding die lig net neffens die
huidige Karavaan Park en 'n Plaaslike Raad ontstaan onder die destydse
S.D.R. op Moorreesburg, maar na die Algemene verkiesing op 27 April
1994 word Dwarskersbos 'n integrale deel van die destydse Velddrif
munisipaliteit -Nou bekend as BERGRIVIER en sluit ook Aurora,
Porterville in.
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