Patensie Investment Properties

Hankey was established in 1826 and is the Gamtoos Valley's oldest town. It is still the administrative town of the Gamtoos Valley. It has modern waterworks, residential areas as well as many church denominations, primary and high schools, modern businesses, a well-known golf course, picnic places, hiking trails, etc.

Magistrate's offices, police station:  Hankey was unique in the founding as a LMS station.  The town is surrounded by beautiful and picturesque landscape and fertile farming land.

Other interests in Hankey:

• The largest sundial in South Africa. It is 34.6m in diameter. The gnomon is 18m high and weighs one ton. It is Hankey's 160-years Founders' monument.
• The grave of Sarah Baartman as well as Dr. John Philip.
• The Philip irrigation tunnel - a Nasional Monument

In 1852 the farm "Patentie" of 3000 morgen was awarded to David Keyser jnr. The farm was sud-divided and in 1858 Patensie was declared a town. The name Patensie has a Hottentot origin and means "lêplek van die beeste" (where the cattle lie). At first, because all of Patensie was privately owned, town development was difficult and the Citrus and Tobacco co-ops had to develop their own residential areas.

Export citrus is the main crop of the Patensie area and the season runs from April to October.  The community is thriving and apart from citrus; vegetables, chicory and tobacco are also planted.  Game farming is growing into a lucrative business and the area is fast becoming a big tourist attraction.

The Gamtoos-Baviaanskloof area is a treasure chest of scenic views as well as interesting and noteworthy landmarks, situated in the south western corner

of the Eastern Cape. In consists of a large variety of eco-tourism areas. It boasts one of the largest conservation areas (175 000 hectares) with more than 1200 plant species including 17 species of proteas, 58 types of mammals, 293 types of birds and 11 types of freshwater fish.