Wemmershoek

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Wemmershoek

| pushpin_map = South Africa Western Cape#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|33|52|28|S|19|02|25|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 = Cape Winelands

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Stellenbosch

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| established_title = Established

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/167007001 |title = Sub Place Wemmershoek |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 1.04

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 1034

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 1.6%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 = 96.2%

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 = 0.6%

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 1.5%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 =

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Afrikaans

| demographics2_info1 = 92.4%

| demographics2_title2 = English

| demographics2_info2 = 4.8%

| demographics2_title3 =

| demographics2_info3 =

| demographics2_title4 =

| demographics2_info4 =

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 2.7%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code =

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code =

| area_code_type = Area code

}}

Wemmershoek is a settlement in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Wemmershoek is a small village at the junction of the R301 and R45 roads. The Wemmershoek Dam on the Wemmershoek River was established in 1957.{{cite web|title=Wemmershoek, Western Cape|url=http://sa.travel-directory.co/towns/view/id/421|publisher=SA Travel Directory|accessdate=4 January 2014}}

The town is about 7 km west of Franschhoek and about 2 km south of De Hollandsche Molen.

Popular culture

Was the location of filming for the BBC's Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088n6yz|title=Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week - BBC Two|website=BBC|access-date=2017-02-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p04nlk6d/special-forces-ultimate-hell-week-series-2-3-green-berets-usa|title=Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week, Series 2: 3. Green Berets - USA|website=BBC iPlayer|access-date=2017-02-13}}

References

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{{Cape Winelands District Municipality}}

Category:Populated places in the Stellenbosch Local Municipality