The Lourens River mouth is located at 34°06'5 and 18°49'E in the northeast corner of False Bay, approximately 40 km southeast of Cape Town. It rises in the Hottentots Holland Mountains, flows through the town of Somerset West and enters the ocean at the northwest of Strand. It is the fastest flowing shortest perennial river in South Africa and has a catchment area of 92 km².
The river was known in the 17th century as the Tweederivier, as it was the second river crossed after the "Eersterivier" on the journey from the Cape Peninsula. It became the Lourens River, after corporal Lourens Visser drowned in it.
Historically, the Lourens River has been used as a source of domestic and agricultural water since the late seventeenth century, when the first white settlers established a camp on the banks of the river.
The Lourens River Bridge in Main Road was built in 1845 and is the second oldest surviving bridge in South Africa.
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The river was known in the 17th century as the Tweederivier, as it was the second river crossed after the "Eersterivier" on the journey from the Cape Peninsula. It became the Lourens River, after corporal Lourens Visser drowned in it.
Historically, the Lourens River has been used as a source of domestic and agricultural water since the late seventeenth century, when the first white settlers established a camp on the banks of the river.
The Lourens River Bridge in Main Road was built in 1845 and is the second oldest surviving bridge in South Africa.
Some religious group is shown performing some religious ceremony here.
See more of my video clips on my YT channel at:
