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==Geography== The town lies {{convert|750|m|ft}} above sea level and is built on the banks of the [[Sundays River]], which rises a little further north on the southern slopes of the [[Sneeuberge]], and splits into several channels here. The town is home to a number of tourist attractions, including the [[Groote Kerk, Graaff-Reinet|Dutch Reformed church]] in the town, which is a prominent stone building with seating to accommodate 1,500 people. The building is influenced by the architecture of [[Salisbury Cathedral]] in England.<ref name="nggrootkerk-web">{{cite web|title=NG Grootkerk History |url=http://www.nggrootkerk.co.za/geskiedenis.html |access-date=13 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904115351/http://nggrootkerk.co.za/geskiedenis.html |archive-date=4 September 2014}}</ref> The town is also home to tourist sites such as The Valley of Desolation, [[Camdeboo National Park]] and the Reinet House Museum, a [[Cape Dutch]] building, formerly the [[Dutch Reformed Church]] parsonage.
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