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It is the second-most important railway junction in the country{{ref|rail}}, situated on the line between Cape Town and Kimberley. The junction was of particular strategic importance to the British during the Second Boer War. De Aar is also a primary commercial distribution centre for a large area of the central Great Karoo. Major production activities of the area include wool production and livestock farming. The area is also popular for hunting, although the region is rather arid. De Aar is also affectionately known as "Die SES" deriving its nickname from the six farms that have surrounded De Aar since the 1900.

History

De Aar was originally established on the Farm "De Aar." The name means "the artery," a reference to its underground water supply.

The Cape Government Railways were founded in 1872, and the route that the government chose for the line to connect the Kimberley diamond fields to Cape Town on the coast, ran directly through De Aar. Because of its central location, the government also selected the location for a junction between this first railway line, and the other Cape railway networks further east, in 1881.^[2] In 1899 two brothers who ran a trading store and hotel at the junction, Isaac and Wulf Friedlander, purchased the farm of De Aar. Following the Anglo Boer War, the Friedlander brothers surveyed the land for the establishment of a town. The municipality was created a year later and the towns first mayor, Dr Harry Baker, was elected in 1907.

Geography

Climate

De Aar has a climate of extremes - very hot in the summer (days and nights) and icy in the winter months. The average annual precipitation is {{convert|196|mm|0|abbr=on}}, with most rainfall occurring mainly during summer and autumn.

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|Feb record high C = 38
|Mar record high C = 37
|Apr record high C = 34
|May record high C = 30
|Jun record high C = 26
|Jul record high C = 25
|Aug record high C = 28
|Sep record high C = 35
|Oct record high C = 36
|Nov record high C = 38
|Dec record high C = 39
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|Feb high C = 31
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|Dec low C = 14
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|Oct record low C = -3
|Nov record low C = -1
|Dec record low C = 3
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 36
|Feb precipitation mm = 60
|Mar precipitation mm = 52
|Apr precipitation mm = 41
|May precipitation mm = 16
|Jun precipitation mm = 13
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|Aug precipitation mm = 15
|Sep precipitation mm = 11
|Oct precipitation mm = 26
|Nov precipitation mm = 30
|Dec precipitation mm = 23
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|Feb precipitation days = 7
|Mar precipitation days = 8
|Apr precipitation days = 7
|May precipitation days = 4
|Jun precipitation days = 3
|Jul precipitation days = 2
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|Sep precipitation days = 3
|Oct precipitation days = 5
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|Dec precipitation days = 4
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Tourist attractions

There are ancient Khoisan rock engravings on the Volksrust and Brandfontein farms. Additionally, there is a "Garden of Remembrance", which honours the British troops killed in the Anglo-Boer War. The town is also home to a major military ammunition dump. The DoD Ammunition Sub Depot De Aar is located about 2km west of the town.

De Aar is famous amongst Paragliding & Hang-Gliding pilots worldwide as it holds 2 World records & some countries' National Distance records. De Aar was also the host to the XC World Series in 2008 and 2009.

During the summer months De Aar is home for several thousand Kestrels. Every evening the birds fill the sky above town and land in the big trees near the hospital just as the sun sets to spend the night.

Famous people

Coats of arms

Municipal (1)

By 1931, the De Aar municipal council had adopted a seal-like emblem depicting a railway locomotive and the motto Progressus semper surrounded by a circle inscribed "Munisipaliteit - Municipality - De Aar".^[4]

Municipal (2)

By 1952, the municipality had assumed a coat of arms depicting a railway locomotive above a ram's head. The motto was on a riband below the shield.^[5]

Municipal (3)

This design was improved a few years later, and the new version was registered with the Cape Provincial Administration in November 1955.^[6] The arms were now : Or, a merino ram's head caboshed proper, a base barry wavy of four Azure and Argent; on a chief Argent a locomotive Sable (i.e. a golden shield displaying, from top to bottom, a black locomotive on a silver background, a ram's head on a golden background, and four wavy stripes alternately blue and silver).

Municipal (4)

An entirely new coat of arms was registered at the Bureau of Heraldry in March 1986.^[7] The arms were : Azure, a pale Argent; on a Chief Gules, a ram's head caboshed Argent, between two wheels Or (i.e. a blue shield with a silver stripe down the middle and, across the top, a red stripe displaying a ram's head between two golden wheels). The crest was an heraldic fountain above a water bouget, and the motto was Semper progressus.

Gallery

References

1. ^¹²³⁴Sum of the Main Places De Aar and Nonzwakazi from Census 2011.
2. ^Burman, Jose (1984). Early Railways at the Cape. Cape Town. Human & Rousseau, p.62. {{ISBN|0-7981-1760-5}}
3. ^{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110910050807/http://old.weathersa.co.za/Climat/Climstats/DeAarStats.jsp| archivedate = 10 September 2011| url = http://old.weathersa.co.za/Climat/Climstats/DeAarStats.jsp| title = Climate data for De Aar| accessdate = 19 November 2016 |publisher = South African Weather Service}}
4. ^This device was depicted on a cigarette card issued in 1931.
5. ^The arms were depicted on a medallion issued in 1952.
6. ^Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette 2783 (11 November 1955).
7. ^http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}