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archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE_x000D_
The Daljosafat Cultural Landscape is signifincant because of its idyllic setting, rich history associated with living heritage and a distinctive cultural environment. It boats a distinct Cape Vernacular Architecture with an aesthetic landscape design, unique to South Africa. Further significant features of the site are that it remains untouched, unaltered and it is authentic in its rural simplicity. The site exudes qualities less evident in other landscapes of its kind and exhibits magnificent cultural treasures ranging from fine historic monuments, rich social and linguistic history, with significant farmscapes with a Cape Vernacular Architectural tradition, to routes of scenic value with unspoilt views of the iconic Hawekwas and Klein Drakenstein mountain ranges as a backdrop._x000D_
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The architectural design is predominantly in the Cape Dutch style, albeit that some of the buildings denotes architectural interventions of subsequent historic period._x000D_
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The following properties are hereby included as Daljosafat Cultural Landscape National Heritage Site:_x000D_
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The following property falls with the protected area:_x000D_
Erf Nos: 1341, Site name: Farm 1341, Owner: South African Heritage Resources Agency, Title Deed: T13262/1986 & T34969/2007, Extent: 232.5850