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Onseepkans

Onseepkans

Find property for sale in Onseepkans, a Namakwa town located in South Africa’s Northern Cape that has seen some dispute over the origin of its name. Some believe that it is derived from three Nama words: ‘tconsiep’ meaning “an elbow projecting into the river”, ‘nias’ meaning a “rocky surface” and ‘tcaans’ or “thorntrees”. Others believe that it is a derivative of the Nama word meaning “watering place for cattle”. Whatever the case, the properties for sale in Onseepkans include commercial farms and smallholdings, a number of residential houses and homes, as well as vacant land plots and stands to buy.

The first settler here was a man called Edwells, who settled in this area on the banks of the Orange River in 1909. When migrating farmers realized the value of the irrigation in the region, 12 000 hectares of land was bought from Edwells in 1916. Those who buy property here mig