Klipheuwel is a village of about 2,300 people situated north of

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, in the

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province of

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. In the 1920s it was the site of a shortwave transmitter constructed by the

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as part of the

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Shortwave Central, published 2010-11-30, accessed 2011,03-06 It remains today the site of the transmitter for the

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AM radio station.

Roads

Klipheuwel is located between the R302 and R304 regional routes. The R302 (Malmesbury Road) connects to

in the south-west and

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in the north, whilst the R304 (Philadelphia Road) connects to

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and

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in the north-west and

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in the south-east. The R304 also provides Klipheuwel access to the N1 (to the south) and N7 freeways (to the west).

References

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