Heidelberg, Western Cape

Heidelberg
From top: Heidelberg Valley, left: Heidelberg Church, right: Welcome sign, left: Doornboom Opstal, right: Kweekkraal Cottage.
Heidelberg Show map of Western Cape Heidelberg Show map of South Africa
Coordinates: 34°05′S 20°57′E / 34.083°S 20.950°E / -34.083; 20.950
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Garden Route
Municipality	Hessequa
Established	1728
Founded by	Louis Fourie
Government
• Councillor	Sonja le Roux (DA) [1]
Area [2]
• Total	23.69 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	8,259
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	9.3%
• Coloured	75.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	14.4%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Afrikaans	91.9%
• English	3.4%
• Xhosa	2.9%
• Other	1.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6665
PO box	6665
Area code	028

Heidelberg is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located near South Africa's south coast, on the N2 highway, within the Hessequa region, 274 km east of Cape Town (about halfway between Cape Town and Knysna). Heidelberg marks the start of the Garden Route. Heidelberg is part of the Hessequa Local Municipality.

The historical Fourie House, dates back to the 1728, making it one of the oldest building in South Africa. This building has national monument status.