| Redelinghuys | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -32.4789°N 18.5381°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Coast |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bergrivier |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.12 |
| Elevation M: | 20 |
| Population Total: | 574 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 23.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 58.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 17.5% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 95.8% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 1.8% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 8105 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 8105 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 022 |
Redelinghuys is a village in the Bergrivier Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located about 160km (100miles) north of Cape Town on the Verlorevlei River. The 2001 Census recorded the population as 581 people in 167 households.[2] The village is situated on the R366 regional route between Piketberg and Elands Bay. It is served by a police station, a public library, a satellite health clinic, and two primary schools.
The town has a predominantly Victorian architecture.
See main article: Verlorevlei River.
On 23 September 2014 a part of the southern shore of the vlei was declared as a provincial heritage site for reasons associated with the vernacular fishing village located there. On the same date the Diepkloof Rock Shelter, an internationally important archaeological site associated with the emergence of modern humans and intrinsically connected to the ecology of the vlei, was also declared.[3]
In 1991, the wetland was declared a Ramsar site.[4] The estuary is considered an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area by BirdLife South Africa.[5]
The river is the only known habitat of the endangered Verlorenvlei redfin.[6]