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Welcome to Engel & Völkers Potchefstroom

The Managing Director of the Potchefstroom franchise, Carl Venter was awarded the prize for the franchise with the most prominent branding and marketing campaign in the world. This is a very distinguished and sought after annual award and for Carl Venter to win this award in a town like Potchefstroom, above franchises in locations such as Hollywood, Cape Town, Santa Monica, Sardinia, Barcelona, Mallorca and all the top German offices, is a truly fantastic achievement. Christian Völkers awarded Potchefstroom this honour during the annual function at his house in Mallorca. Winning the branding prize in 2010 Carl Venter said that it is an honour and the strength of the brand is one of the main reasons for success of his Potchefstroom office.

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HISTORY OF POTCHEFSTROOM

Potchefstroom was the first settlement north of the Vaal River in the famous “Voortrekkerland”. Because of its favourable geographical features like the Mooi river , its rich and abundant ground water and farming land, Potchefstroom became the most important town in the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek.

Before A.H Potgieter founded the town called Potchefstroom, tribal settlements under “Silkaats and Bataung” roamed over the “Western –Transvaal” which today is called the North West province.

There are two indicators that indicates that Potchefstroom was founded in 1838. The first is Barend Swart the oldest inhabitant of Klerksdorp which claimed that Potchefstroom was founded on 22 December 1838. The second indicator is that farms were handed out in 1838 – Article 6 of the Volksraadsnotule, d.d Pietermaritzburg, 8 October 1841. Not much happened for two years, a few houses erected and most of the settlers still livening in their wagons, described by an East India Company officer: Kinloch on his visit in 1840.

The first plot that the local Commissioner decided to build on was a disaster because it was done on wet land and when it rained it flooded because of poor draining. Today this place is known as “Oudedorp”. On 26 November 1841 they decided to move 11km down stream from Oudedorp. This move was done under guidance of P.F Strydom and Governor J.H. Grobler, the oldest known Governor of Potchefstroom. Land was given to everyone older than 16 years and farms were laid out parallel to the Mooiriver.

Geskiedenis van Potchefstroom 1838-1881, D.J.P Haasbroek

OFFICES IN POTCHEFSTROOM

Engel & Völkers Potchefstroom has two established sales offices which together has more than 50% market share of properties sold every month in Potchefstoom – our head office is located at 65 Retief Street (opposite the Pick and Pay shopping centre) and the other office is at shop 4 in the well known MooiRivier Mall in Potchefstroom.

Our real estate portfolio offered to clients ranges from a variety of residential properties for sale, including houses, town houses, student accommodation, commercial properties, farms, small holdings, open land and fractional ownership. We also have a professional rental division that offers properties to rent in Potchefstroom, such as houses, town houses, student accommodation and conference facilities. Furthermore, we offer specialised residential and commercial financing as well as yachts for sale, the chartering of yachts as well as fractional ownership of yachts.

MORE ABOUT POTCHEFSTROOM

Potchefstroom is also known as the Gateway to the North West Province.Located on the N12 Treasure Route, Potchefstroom is about one hour’s drive from Johannesburg en route to Kimberley.

Founded in 1838, Potchefstroom served as the first capital of the South African Republic. Today, Potchefstroom is aptly called “The City of Expertise”.It is home to four tertiary institutions (one of which is the newly merged North West University with a student body of approximately 34 000 students), over 70 schools, numerous research bureaus and training centres, as well as a complete medical infrastructure.

Potchefstroom is also generally regarded as the North West Home of Sport – the provincial headquarters of 17 high profile sport disciplines.Potchefstroom boasts a brand new astro hockey field, the Potchefstroom golf club, and internationally acclaimed cricket, rugby and soccer stadiums. In Potchefstroom there are excellent training facilities and weather conditions allows for Potchefstroom to be recognised as a popular training venue for international athletes.

Potchefstroom is host to the annual Aardklop festival of which Engel & Völkers is a sponsor and then our beautiful Oak trees especially those in Steve Biko Avenue which is 6,48km long, all contributes to the picturesque atmosphere of "Die Bult" suburb which is the student hub of Potchefstroom.

If you drive 20km south of Potchefstroom, you will find the Vredefortdome, the oldest and largest meteorite site on earth, and this area received World Heritage Site status in 2005.

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Mooirivier Mall Office
Tel: +27(0)18 293 2237
Fax: +27(0)18 293 2664

65 Retief Street Office
Tel: +27(0)18 297 5777
Fax: +27(0)18 297 5877

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