Bandelierkop
Bandelierkop is a small village on the N1 in the Makhado Local Municipality (Vhembe District). It is about 70 km north-east of Polokwane and 35 km south-west of Louis Trichardt, in game and cattle farming country south of the Soutpansberg.
History
The Afrikaans name means 'bandolier hill'. It is said to recall a burgher, Jan du Preez, who rode back for a bandolier (ammunition belt) he had left behind when his commando broke camp (Raper, Dictionary of Southern African Place Names). Lalapanzi Hotel has served N1 travellers since 1947.
Getting there
Bandelierkop is on the N1 between Polokwane (about 70 km south) and Louis Trichardt/Makhado (about 35 km north).
Weather & climate
Warm semi-arid bushveld climate. Summers are hot with summer rain, and winters are dry and mild with cool to cold nights.
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