 Early colonial era names included the Dutch name ""Groenland"" ("Greenland"), used variously for the Groenland mountains to the north, and sometimes for the low-lying area to the south.The name ""Grietjiesgat"", after the farm owned by the settler Wilhelm Langschmidt, was used for parts of the valley, including the area where the modern town of Grabouw is located.Yet another early name was ""Koffiekraal"", after the spot where settlers unhitched oxen from the wagons, between Bot River and Palmiet River on the Cape Town to Caledon road.