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Bredasdorp Accommodation: Nearby towns with accommodation:
Swellendam Accommodation | Riviersonderend Accommodation | Cape Agulhas Accommodation
Arnistonn Accommodation | Napier Accommodation | Malgas Accommodation
Bredasdorp was established around a Dutch Reformed Church in 1838 and is still strongly founded in its agricultural roots. The town was named after Cape Town's first major, Michiel van Breda, also known as the father of South Africa’s merino sheep industry. Van Breda and Pieter Voltelyn van der Byl, could not agree where the
church should be built. As a result two churches were built, and two towns, Bredasdorp and Napier, were established.
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, a international candle company that exports to Europe and the United States.
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