Wemmershoek

Wemmershoek
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Coordinates: 33°52′28″S19°02′25″E / 33.87444°S 19.04028°E / -33.87444; 19.04028
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Cape Winelands
Municipality	Stellenbosch
Area [1]
• Total	1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	1,034
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	1.6%
•  Coloured	96.2%
•  Indian/Asian	0.6%
•  White	1.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Afrikaans	92.4%
•  English	4.8%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Wemmershoek is a settlement in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Wemmershoek is a small village at the junction of the R301 and R45 roads. The Wemmershoek Dam on the Wemmershoek River was established in 1957. ^[2]

The town is about 7 km west of Franschhoek and about 2 km south of De Hollandsche Molen.

Popular culture

Was the location of filming for the BBC's Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week . ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Sub Place Wemmershoek". Census 2011.
2. "Wemmershoek, Western Cape". SA Travel Directory. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
3. "Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week - BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
4. "Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week, Series 2: 3. Green Berets - USA". BBC iPlayer. Retrieved 2017-02-13.