Graskop

Rock paintings and other archaeological sites in the Graskop area indicate that people have lived in the area for thousands of years. Evidence from an archaeological site 40 km from the town has been dated to show hunter gather occupation 27,000 years ago. Early ethnographical studies indicate that the wider Graskop area was inhabited by Eastern Sotho groups (Pulana, Kutswe and Pai), and the Tsonga people since before the 19th century. In the 1800s, when Swazi chiefdoms expanded north into the lowveld, groups of Pai people fled to caves in the Graskop area. The first trading store in Graskop was established by Max Carl Gustav Liebnitz in 1902. Graskop was declared a town on 12 September 1914. == Government ==

Graskop is a town within the Taba Chewu Local Municipality, which is within the wider Ehlanzeni District Municipality. The municipality is led by the African National Congress. File:Thaba Chweu Municipality - Graskop Administration Unit.jpg|Thaba Chweu Local Municipality - Graskop Administration Unit == Tourism ==

Graskop has become a popular tourism destination. It is located on the Panorama Route, which many tourists visit to view waterfalls and vistas of the Mpumalanga escaparment. The town is close to the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, God's Window, Berlin Falls, the Pinnacle and Bourke's Luck Potholes. == Gallery ==

File:Graskop Street Vendor, Mpumalanga, South Africa (20329418179).jpg|Crafts for sale in Graskop File:Pancakes in Graskop (5683818944).jpg|Graskop is known for its pancakes File:Give the world a finger - Gods Window Area, Mpumalanga (36427414540).jpg|The Pinnacle, a landmark near Graskop File:Blyde rivier God's Window 06.jpg|God's Window, a viewpoint near Graskop File:Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve (ZA), Blyde River -- 2024 -- 0002.jpg|Bourkes Luck Potholes, near Graskop File:Berlin Falls IMG 2556.JPG|Berlin Falls, close to Graskop ==References==