Colesberg

Find property for sale in Colesberg, a town in the Northern Cape located just 28kms from the Orange River and home to a perfectly symmetrical cone shaped hill. The hill acted as a landmark for early travelers who set off to explore the interior, as it marked the furthest reaches of the Cape colony. In the hopes of bringing peace to a somewhat turbulent frontier, a mission station was also established here. The properties for sale in Colesberg include residential houses and homes, apartments and flats, as well as smallholdings and commercial farms to buy in the outlying areas.

The presence of Christianity in Colesberg soon attracted a multitude of hunter-gatherer Bushmen and pastoralist Khoikhoi, but the white farmers settling in the area perceived them as a threat. As a result, the government closed the mission station down and in 1822 the farmers petitioned for town status. Those who b