About: Bitterfontein

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dbo:abstract	Bitterfontein is a village in the Knersvlakte, the northernmost area of the Western Cape province of South Africa, 320 kilometres (200 mi) north of Cape Town. It is the railhead of a line from Cape Town; ore from the copper mines at Okiep is transferred there from road transport to the railway. It is also located on the N7 (Cape Town–Namibia) national road; the distance from Cape Town is 386 kilometres (240 mi) by road and 465 kilometres (289 mi) by rail. Bitterfontein is located in the Matzikama Local Municipality, which is part of the West Coast District Municipality. According to the 2001 Census, it had a population of 906 in an area of 1.77 square kilometres (0.68 sq mi). It is served by a police station, a primary school, a library, and a satellite health clinic. (en) Bitterfontein (afrikaans, deutsch: „Bitterbrunnen“) ist eine Stadt im Distrikt West Coast in der südafrikanischen Provinz Western Cape. Sie befindet sich in einer relativ isolierten geographischen Lage im Norden der Provinz. Der Ortsname Bitterfontein leitet sich von den hier auftretenden brackischen Gewässern ab, deren Salzgehalt einen bitteren Geschmack verursacht und daher als ungenießbar empfunden wird. (de) Bitterfontein è una cittadina sudafricana situata nella municipalità distrettuale di West Coast nella provincia del Capo Occidentale. (it) Bitterfontein is een klein dorp, gelegen op de Knersvlakte in de regio West-Kaap in Zuid-Afrika. De plaats telde 901 inwoners in 2001, 986 in 2011. Het is per spoor bereikbaar vanaf Kaapstad. In de buurt van het dorp bevinden zich kopermijnen. Het dorp wordt bezongen in het gelijknamige lied van Ruben Lennox. (nl)
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rdfs:comment	Bitterfontein (afrikaans, deutsch: „Bitterbrunnen“) ist eine Stadt im Distrikt West Coast in der südafrikanischen Provinz Western Cape. Sie befindet sich in einer relativ isolierten geographischen Lage im Norden der Provinz. Der Ortsname Bitterfontein leitet sich von den hier auftretenden brackischen Gewässern ab, deren Salzgehalt einen bitteren Geschmack verursacht und daher als ungenießbar empfunden wird. (de) Bitterfontein è una cittadina sudafricana situata nella municipalità distrettuale di West Coast nella provincia del Capo Occidentale. (it) Bitterfontein is een klein dorp, gelegen op de Knersvlakte in de regio West-Kaap in Zuid-Afrika. De plaats telde 901 inwoners in 2001, 986 in 2011. Het is per spoor bereikbaar vanaf Kaapstad. In de buurt van het dorp bevinden zich kopermijnen. Het dorp wordt bezongen in het gelijknamige lied van Ruben Lennox. (nl) Bitterfontein is a village in the Knersvlakte, the northernmost area of the Western Cape province of South Africa, 320 kilometres (200 mi) north of Cape Town. It is the railhead of a line from Cape Town; ore from the copper mines at Okiep is transferred there from road transport to the railway. It is also located on the N7 (Cape Town–Namibia) national road; the distance from Cape Town is 386 kilometres (240 mi) by road and 465 kilometres (289 mi) by rail. (en)
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