{{Infobox settlement | name = Vermaaklikheid | pushpin_map = South Africa Western Cape#South Africa | coordinates = {{coord|34|18|S|21|2|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[South Africa]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[Western Cape]] | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = [[Garden Route District Municipality|Garden Route]] | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = [[Hessequa Local Municipality|Hessequa]] | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | population_total = 356 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- demographics (section 1) -->| demographics_type1 = Racial Makeup (2011) | demographics1_title1 = [[Coloureds|Coloured]] | demographics1_info1 = 63.76% | demographics1_title2 = [[White South Africans|White]] | demographics1_info2 = 20.51% | demographics1_title3 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]] | demographics1_info3 = 12.92% | demographics1_title4 = Other | demographics1_info4 = 2.81% | demographics1_title5 = | demographics1_info5 = <!-- demographics (section 2) --> | demographics_type2 = First Languages (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = [[Afrikaans]] | demographics2_info1 = 92.42% | demographics2_title2 = [[English language|English]] | demographics2_info2 = 7.02% | demographics2_title3 = Other | demographics2_info3 = 0.56% | demographics2_title4 = | demographics2_info4 = | demographics2_title5 = | demographics2_info5 = <!-- blank fields (section 2) --> <!-- Other information -->| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in South Africa|Postal code]] (street) | postal_code = | postal2_code_type = [[Post-office box|PO box]] | postal2_code = 6671 | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in South Africa|Area code]] | population_as_of = 2011 | image_skyline = Vermaaklikheid.jpg }} '''Vermaaklikheid''' is a settlement on [[South Africa]]'s [[Garden Route]] in the [[Western Cape]]. It is situated near [[Witsand]] and close to [[Duiwenhoks River]]. The area is a [[fynbos]] [[shrubland]] that has a temperate climate. More than 100 species of birds live here.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vermaaklikheid Accommodation, Garden Route |url=https://www.wheretostay.co.za/town/vermaaklikheid/accommodation |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=www.wheretostay.co.za |language=en}}</ref>
As of 2011 the population is 356.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Firth |first=Adrian |title=Census 2011: Small Area 0031 |url=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/1750031 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=census2011.adrianfrith.com}}</ref> In the census, 329 people(92.4%) spoke [[Afrikaans]], 25 (7%) spoke [[English language|English]], and 2 (0.56%) spoke [[Tswana language|Setswana]]. ==History== The village was established in 1855 when the Dutch Reformed Church purchased a piece of land that was originally farmed on by Andries Gous since 1725.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haw |first=Penny |date=19 January 2011 |title=Taking it easy in Vermaaklikheid |url=https://pennyhaw.com/2011/01/19/taking-it-easy-in-vermaaklikheid/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Penny Haw |language=en}}</ref>
The origin of the name of the village is disputed. A certain resident of the village, Inis Bower, claims that the village was named after a certain "Meneer Vermaak" who was a prominent farmer in the area during the 19th century. Others, however, believe that the name '<nowiki/>''Vermaaklikheid''<nowiki/>', meaning '''entertainment''<nowiki/>' in [[Afrikaans]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]], was derived from the occasional gathering of farmers on the bank of the river to "vermaak" or to relax and enjoy themselves.
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==External links== * [https://www.vermaaklikheid.co.za/ Vermaaklikheid web site] * [https://www.duiwenhoksconservancy.co.za/ Duiwenhoks Conservancy]
{{Garden Route District Municipality}}{{SouthAfrica-geo-stub}} [[Category:Populated places in the Hessequa Local Municipality]]