page_title: Graaff-Reinet
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Graaff-Reinet / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Drostdy in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Afrikaans: Drostdy in Graaff-Reinet, Oos-Kaap, Suid-Afrika Français&#160;: Drostdy de Graaff-Reinet, Graaff-Reinet, Cap-Oriental, Afrique du Sud
context_page_description: Graaff-Reinet is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the fourth-oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, and Swellendam. The town was the center of a short-lived republic in the late 18th century. The town was a starting point for Great Trek groups led by Gerrit Maritz and Piet Retief and furnished large numbers of the Voortrekkers in 1835–1842.
  Graaff-Reinet is home to more national monuments than any other town or city in South Africa. It is also known for being a flourishing market for agricultural produce, noted for its mohair industry, and sheep and ostrich farming.
caption: The Drostdy Hotel
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