Graskop

Graskop
Shops along the main street of Graskop Shops along the main street of Graskop
Graskop is located in Mpumalanga Graskop  Graskop shown within Mpumalanga
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Ehlanzeni
Municipality	Thaba Chweu
Established	{{#property:P571}}
Area
• Total	35.01 km2 (13.52 sq mi)
Elevation	1,436 m (4,711 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,996
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	61.2%
• Coloured	13.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.9%
• White	22.9%
• Other	2.0%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	29.4%
• Northern Sotho	22.0%
• Sotho	14.8%
• English	10.9%
• Other	22.8%
Postal code (street)	1270
PO box	1270
Area code	013

Graskop is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It was set up in the 1880s as a gold mining camp but it now serves as a tourist destination and the timber industry. The name is Afrikaans for grassy peak. “God’s Window”, a scenic view from the escarpment of the Lowveld below, is located outside the town.

Town 14 km south-east of Pilgrim's Rest and 28 km north of Sabie. It was laid out between 1880 and 1890 on a farm belonging to Abel Erasmus, Native Commissioner of the Transvaal Republic. Named after a grassy hillock (Afrikaans gras, ‘grass’, kop, ‘hillock’). Originally it was a mining camp. It is the best place to view the "Edge of the Lowveld", with a sudden drop of 700 metres.

• Bourke's Luck Potholes.jpg

  Potholes at Bourke's Luck near Graskop.

• Berlin Falls IMG 2556.JPG

  The Berlin Falls near Graskop.

• South Africa-Mpumalanga-Pinnacle001.jpg

  "The Pinnacle" near Graskop.

• GodsWindow.jpg

  "God's Window" near Graskop.

External links

• Graskop travel guide from Wikivoyage