Skoenmakerskop

Skoenmakerskop
Skoenmakerskop
Skoenmakerskop
Skoenmakerskop

 Skoenmakerskop shown within Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 34°01′51″S 25°34′44″E / 34.0307°S 25.579°E / -34.0307; 25.579Coordinates: 34°01′51″S 25°34′44″E / 34.0307°S 25.579°E / -34.0307; 25.579
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Municipality Nelson Mandela Bay

Skoenmakerskop is a small village in Nelson Mandela Bay. 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'; this village, the hill, and the Skoenmakersrivier nearby, are 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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