Skoenmakerskop

Skoenmakerskop
Skoenmakerskop is located in Eastern Cape
Skoenmakerskop
Skoenmakerskop
Skoenmakerskop is located in South Africa
Skoenmakerskop
Skoenmakerskop
Coordinates: 34°01′51″S 25°34′44″E / 34.0307°S 25.579°E / -34.0307; 25.579
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
MunicipalityNelson Mandela Bay
Main PlacePort Elizabeth
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Skoenmakerskop is a small village in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is located southwest of the promontory on which Port Elizabeth stands, 8 km west of Chelsea Point. Skoenmakerskop is Afrikaans for 'shoemaker's hill'. The village, the hill, and the Skoenmakersrivier nearby are all said to have been named after Volcker Schoemaker, a soldier who deserted and settled in the Eastern Province.[1]

References

  1. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 407. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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