Founded in 1786
In 1786 the Cape government established a district and town in the horseshoe bend of the Sundays River.
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4 listedGraaff-Reinet and the Great Trek
The Graaff-Reinet district was one of the major departure areas of the Great Trek.
Railway from Port Elizabeth
The railway from Port Elizabeth reached Graaff-Reinet in August 1879.
The Republic of Graaff-Reinet
Frontier burghers rejected VOC authority in 1795 and proclaimed a short-lived republic.