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Graskop is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It was set up in the 1880s as a gold mining camp but it now serves as a tourist destination and the timber industry. The name is Afrikaans for ''grassy peak''. “God’s Window”, a scenic view from the escarpment of the Lowveld below, is located outside the town. Town 14 km south-east of Pilgrim's Rest and 28 km north of Sabie. It was laid out between 1880 and 1890 on a farm belonging to Abel Erasmus, Native Commissioner of the Transvaal Republic. Named after a grassy hillock (Afrikaans gras, ‘grass’, kop, ‘hillock’). Originally it was a mining camp. It is the best place to view the "Edge of the Lowveld", with a sudden drop of 700 metres.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames )〕 Bourke's Luck Potholes.jpg|Potholes at Bourke's Luck near Graskop. Berlin Falls IMG 2556.JPG|The Berlin Falls near Graskop. South Africa-Mpumalanga-Pinnacle001.jpg|"The Pinnacle" near Graskop. GodsWindow.jpg|"God's Window" near Graskop. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Graskop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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