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The water mill

The water mill, Elim

 morne Says:  The water mill, built in 1833 and restored in 1990, has the largest wooden water wheel in South Africa and is again grinding wheat as it did in days gone by. One of the last of the working water-mills of the Cape is in Elim. In its heyday the mill had a curiously graceful... 

Free the slaves

Free the slaves, Elim

 morne Says:  The Slave Monument is the only monument of its kind to commemorate the liberation of slaves in the Cape. 

Thatch roofs

Thatch roofs, Elim

 morne Says:  Elim is renowned for its thatch roofs. Elim thatchers are sought after craftsmen and each year, just before Easter, all the houses are white-washed, the colour white being a symbol of purity and simplicity, also omnipresent in the church and an integral part of the village's... 

Church clock

Church clock, Elim

 morne Says:  Moravian Church and clock is a thatched-roof church in the heart of the village. The clock dates back 235 years and still keeps good time. 

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Elim guest house: Elim guest house

Elim guest house: Elim guest house, Elim

 morne Says:  This is the only place where you can stay in Elim. 

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Transportation  

By gravel road via many detours

By gravel road via many detours, Elim

 morne Says:  The road to Elim is a gravel road which they are currently bsy upgrading. So a 30km trip turned out to be a 3hour trip due to all the detours within the detours ....................... 

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 Moravian Church and clock is a thatched-roof church in the heart of the village. The clock dates back 235 years and still keeps good time. 

 

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Elim - Moravian town

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 Elim, situated in the southern-most region of Africa is one of the most attractive and picturesque of the surviving old-time South African mission stations, only inhabited by members of the Moravian... 

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