Herold, South Africa

Herold
Herold
Herold
Coordinates: 33°49′59″S 22°27′00″E / 33.833°S 22.45°E / -33.833; 22.45
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
MunicipalityGeorge
Population
  Total
1,669
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
6615

Herold is a hamlet in George Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located at the northern end of Montagu Pass, halfway between George (city) and Oudtshoorn. Herold and Herolds Bay were both named for Tobias Johannes Herold, the Dutch Reformed minister at George from 1812 to 1823. The N9 national road runs to the north of the hamlet.