Graskop

24°55′54″S 30°50′30″E / 24.93167°S 30.84167°E / -24.93167; 30.84167CountrySouth AfricaProvinceMpumalangaDistrictEhlanzeniMunicipalityThaba ChweuArea • Total35.01 km² (13.52 sq mi)Elevation1,436 m (4,711 ft)Population • Total3,996 • Density110/km² (300/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African61.2% • Coloured13.0% • Indian/Asian0.9% • White22.9% • Other2.0%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans29.4% • Northern Sotho22.0% • Sotho14.8% • English10.9% • Other22.8%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)PO boxArea code013

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. “God’s Window”, a scenic view from the escarpment of the Lowveld below, is located outside the town. Graskop is 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. The name is Afrikaans for grassy 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.^[2]

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  Potholes at Bourke's Luck near Graskop.
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  The Berlin Falls near Graskop.
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  "The Pinnacle" near Graskop.
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  "God's Window" near Graskop.

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External links

• Graskop travel guide from Wikivoyage