List of heritage sites of the Helderberg area

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This is a list of heritage sites in the Helderberg region of in the Western Cape, as recognized by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.^[1]

SAHRA identifier	Site name	Description	Town	District	NHRA status	Coordinates	Image
9/2/083/0001	Old Dutch Reformed Church, Church Street, Somerset West	The old Dutch Reformed Church in Somerset West is situated between Church and Victoria Streets, not far from the main street. The congregation of Hottentots Holland was established in 1819, three years before the town of Somerset West came into being. Type of site: Church Current use: Church. The Church was consecrated in 1820 by the Rev. Meent Borcherds of Stellenbosch and was restored in 1863 and 1963. It is proclaimed a monument on account of its history and its remarkable architecture	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°05′12″S 18°50′47″E / 34.086737°S 18.84633°E / -34.086737; 18.84633	The old Dutch Reformed Church in Somerset West is situated between Church and Victoria Streets, not far from the main street. The congregation of Hottentots Holland was established in 1819, three years before the town of Somerset West came into being. Type of site: Church Current use: Church. The Church was consecrated in 1820 by the Rev. Meent Borcherds of Stellenbosch and was restored in 1863 and 1963. It is proclaimed a monument on account of its history and its remarkable architecture
9/2/083/0002	Parel Vallei, Aberdeen Road, Somerset West	In the immediate vicinity of Somerset West lie a number of old historic farms with their Cape-Dutch homesteads which fill every lover of the Boland with nostalgia. One of these farms is Parel Vallei. Parel Vallei Road branches off the main road inside Som Architectural style: Cape Gabled, with significant layering. Type of site: House. Current use: Farm.	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°04′02″S 18°51′19″E / 34.067124°S 18.855244°E / -34.067124; 18.855244	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0003	Bridgewater Manor, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°05′23″S 18°51′20″E / 34.089732°S 18.855490°E / -34.089732; 18.855490	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0004	SOMERSET WEST MUNICIPAL AREA, GENERAL		Somerset West	Somerset West			Upload Photo
9/2/083/0005	Helderberg College Road: Avenue of Trees, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°03′38″S 18°50′16″E / 34.060568°S 18.837649°E / -34.060568; 18.837649	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0006	Morgenster, Lourens Road, Somerset West District	The house is H-shaped with 6 really perfect gables; the front gable (recently well rebuilt) is dated 1786 and shows the holbol style at its most beautiful, with convex edge mouldings continued onto the gable face and ending as fully developed scrolls, the nucleus of this farm consisted of the third of the 4 parts into which Vergelegen was divided after the recall of Willem Adriaan van der Stel; it was bought by Jacques Malan. Malan’s daughter Catharina married Willem Morkel of Onverwacht, and their son Architectural style: Cape Gabled. Type of site: Farmstead Current use: Farm. Originally part of the farm Vergelegen that was granted to Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel in 1700, this portion was purchased in 1708 by Jacques Malan after Van der Stel's recall. The erection of the main buildings is attributed to members of the Ma	Cape Town	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°04′42″S 18°52′01″E / 34.078434°S 18.866819°E / -34.078434; 18.866819	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0006/01	Upper Morgenster, remainder of Farm 1319, Morgenster, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°05′02″S 18°53′06″E / 34.083949°S 18.884953°E / -34.083949; 18.884953	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0007	Gantouw Pass, Somerset West District	The occupation of the Hottentots Holland Valley by Willem Adriaan van der Stel halted the eastward expansion of the Colony for a time and it was only after his dismissal in 1707 that the trek over the Hottentots Holland Mountains began. Type of site: Pass	Cape Town	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°08′21″S 18°56′25″E / 34.139184°S 18.940279°E / -34.139184; 18.940279	The occupation of the Hottentots Holland Valley by Willem Adriaan van der Stel halted the eastward expansion of the Colony for a time and it was only after his dismissal in 1707 that the trek over the Hottentots Holland Mountains began. Type of site: Pass
9/2/083/0008	Voorburg, Victoria Street, Somerset West	Architectural style: Cape Gabled. Current use: Commercial.	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°05′25″S 18°50′20″E / 34.090319°S 18.838751°E / -34.090319; 18.838751	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0009	Zandvliet, Faure, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West			Upload Photo
9/2/083/0010	Vergelegen, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°04′38″S 18°51′43″E / 34.077178°S 18.861907°E / -34.077178; 18.861907	Media related to Camphor trees, Vergelegen at Wikimedia Commons
9/2/083/0010/001	Camphor trees, Vergelegen, Somerset West	The historical farm Vergelegen lies a few kilometres due east of Somerset West in an angle between the Hottentots Holland Mountains and the Helderberg. It was granted to Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel by the visiting Commissioner Wouter Valckenier. Type of site: Tree	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°04′38″S 18°53′00″E / 34.077174°S 18.883349°E / -34.077174; 18.883349	The historical farm Vergelegen lies a few kilometres due east of Somerset West in an angle between the Hottentots Holland Mountains and the Helderberg. It was granted to Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel by the visiting Commissioner Wouter Valckenier. Type of site: Tree Media related to Camphor trees, Vergelegen at Wikimedia Commons
9/2/083/0011	SIR LOWRY'S PASS VILLAGE, SOMERSET WEST DISTRICT, GENERAL		Somerset West	Somerset West
9/2/083/0011/001	Railway Station, Sir Lowry's Pass Village	Type of site: Railway Station. Current use: Railway station.	Cape Town, Sir Lowry's Pass Village	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°07′05″S 18°54′47″E / 34.118060°S 18.913060°E / -34.118060; 18.913060	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0011/003	Sweet Safraan, Sir Lowry's Pass Village, Somerset West District	The original dwelling consisted of a central passage with two rooms leading off it on either side, making it a four room house with a thatched roof, At a later date two more rooms were built onto the right-hand side leading directly out of the original t The property on which this dwelling—house is situated, originally formed part of a freehold grant to C.F.Prenger from Cologne in 1779 and named Frederiksburg. It was subdivided in 1830 and this portion came in the possession of the widow J.C whose husband Type of site: Farmstead The original portion of this victorianised dwelling-house probably dates from the beginning of the nineteenth century. The house is situated on property which was originally granted to G. F. Prenger in 1779.	Cape Town, Sir Lowry's Pass	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°07′08″S 18°54′33″E / 34.118866°S 18.909053°E / -34.118866; 18.909053	The original dwelling consisted of a central passage with two rooms leading off it on either side, making it a four room house with a thatched roof, At a later date two more rooms were built onto the right-hand side leading directly out of the original t The property on which this dwelling—house is situated, originally formed part of a freehold grant to C.F.Prenger from Cologne in 1779 and named Frederiksburg. It was subdivided in 1830 and this portion came in the possession of the widow J.C whose husband Type of site: Farmstead The original portion of this victorianised dwelling-house probably dates from the beginning of the nineteenth century. The house is situated on property which was originally granted to G. F. Prenger in 1779.
9/2/083/0011/2	Old Primary School, Sir Lowry's Pass Village, Somerset West District		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°07′13″S 18°54′24″E / 34.120283°S 18.906679°E / -34.120283; 18.906679	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0012	Predikants Square, Somerset West	Type of site: Public open space. Current use: Park.	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°05′03″S 18°50′29″E / 34.084130°S 18.841370°E / -34.084130; 18.841370	Type of site: Public open space. Current use: Park.
9/2/083/0013	Old Dovecot, Farm 811, Overwacht (De Bosch/Die Bos), Somerset West District		Somerset West	Somerset West
9/2/083/0013/001	Old Dovecot, Onverwacht 811, Somerset West District	Type of site: Dovecote This dovecot is a particularly good example of the dovecots often built on old farms.	Cape Town	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	33°54′43″S 18°24′57″E / 33.911847°S 18.415972°E / -33.911847; 18.415972	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0014	Dreamer's Tavern Coach Restaurant, 51 Victoria Road, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°05′10″S 18°50′48″E / 34.086133°S 18.846557°E / -34.086133; 18.846557	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0015	Dennegeur, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°05′49″S 18°52′08″E / 34.096887°S 18.868762°E / -34.096887; 18.868762	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0016	Old Lourens River Bridge, Main Street, Somerset West	This bridge, which is situated just where the main road to the Strand and Sir Lowry’s Pass leaves the town of Somerset West, marks an important event in the history of communications in South Africa. Type of site: Bridge. Current use: Bridge.	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°05′00″S 18°51′00″E / 34.083242°S 18.849986°E / -34.083242; 18.849986	This bridge, which is situated just where the main road to the Strand and Sir Lowry’s Pass leaves the town of Somerset West, marks an important event in the history of communications in South Africa. Type of site: Bridge. Current use: Bridge. Media related to Old Lourens River Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
9/2/083/0017	Somerset House Preparatory School, Somerset West	The original purchaser of this property was Catherine, widow of Gerrit Cloete, who gave the farm the name of Cloetenberg. In 1725 Cloetenberg was transferred to C. Louw and his Deed of Transfer contains the first recorded reference to a house on the property Type of site: School Previous use: House. Current use: School. This property originally formed part of the farm Cloetenberg which was bought in 1709 by Catharina Cloete. The oldest section of the building complex dates from 1725 and the front gable of the homestead bears the date 1785.	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°04′43″S 18°51′12″E / 34.078643°S 18.853400°E / -34.078643; 18.853400	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0018	Land-en-Zeezicht, 15 Verster Avenue, Somerset West	The homestead on Land en-Zeezicht is H-shaped; its main gable, at the present back of the house, is dated 1834, and shows the signs of Its late date: the Inner pilasters are rather close together while the winged scrolls have grown out of proportion. The In 1893 it came into the possession of J. J. Hendriks, the nephew of D. Buissini of Erinvale. Type of site: Farmstead	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°04′19″S 18°52′32″E / 34.072070°S 18.875487°E / -34.072070; 18.875487	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0019	Erinvale, Lourensford Road, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°04′24″S 18°53′18″E / 34.073252°S 18.888292°E / -34.073252; 18.888292	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0020	Dwelling and watermill, Knorhoek, Somerset West District	This is a most unusual house in more than one aspect. According to the ground plan the house was originally H—shaped but was turned into a rectangle and covered by a roof with a ridge in front and three parallel ridges behind it running from back to front The farm Knorhoek was granted to David Malan in 1717 and was slightly over six morgen in extent. It was transferred, along with De Fortuin, to his son Jacques Malan in 1790, and a year later to François Joubert, who built the house in 1795. Type of site: Water Mill Previous use: Mill. This imposing Cape Dutch manor-house together with the adjacent watermill forms a unique architectural complex.	Cape Town	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	33°55′30″S 18°25′27″E / 33.924869°S 18.424055°E / -33.924869; 18.424055	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0021	Old Dutch Reformed Church Parsonage, 41 Lourens Street, Somerset West	This parsonage building, which was erected in 1819, was enlarged and rebuilt in true Victorian style in 1848 at the request of Dr J. F. Reitz after his appointment as minister to the congregation. Hereafter it served as parsonage until 1948. Type of site: Pastorie Previous use: Parsonage. Current use: Restaurant.	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°05′18″S 18°50′51″E / 34.088305°S 18.847575°E / -34.088305; 18.847575	This parsonage building, which was erected in 1819, was enlarged and rebuilt in true Victorian style in 1848 at the request of Dr J. F. Reitz after his appointment as minister to the congregation. Hereafter it served as parsonage until 1948. Type of site: Pastorie Previous use: Parsonage. Current use: Restaurant.
9/2/083/0022	Lourens Street, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°05′23″S 18°50′39″E / 34.089695°S 18.844217°E / -34.089695; 18.844217	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0023	Police Station, 124 Main Street, Somerset West	This U-shaped building has a feature peculiar to Hottentots Holland; namely a front gable with small distinctive 'thumb wings' reduced to the width of the edge- mould only. The Police Station, originally a dwelling-house, probably dates from between 1835 Architectural style: Cape Gabled. Type of site: Police Station. Current use: Police station.	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°04′55″S 18°50′59″E / 34.081862°S 18.849703°E / -34.081862; 18.849703	This U-shaped building has a feature peculiar to Hottentots Holland; namely a front gable with small distinctive 'thumb wings' reduced to the width of the edge- mould only. The Police Station, originally a dwelling-house, probably dates from between 1835 Architectural style: Cape Gabled. Type of site: Police Station. Current use: Police station.
9/2/083/0024	Magistrate's office, 126 Main Street, Somerset West	Architecturally the court are a fine example of the public building style at the turn of the century. The colonnaded front facade has two extending rooms and stoepkamers on either side. These extending facades have low triangular pediments with a rather a Somerset West became an assistant Magistracy under Stellenbosch in 1892 with Mr. J. St. Vincent Cripps as first assistant magistrate. In 1898 a courthouse building which also housed the post office was completed. Somerset West. by this time having become Architectural style: Edwardian. Type of site: Magistrates Office Previous use: Residence. Current use: Civic. This building was erected in 1898. It originally housed the post office, as well as the magistrate's court, after Somerset West was proclaimed an Assistant Magistracy in 1892.	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°04′55″S 18°50′59″E / 34.081857°S 18.849699°E / -34.081857; 18.849699	Architecturally the court are a fine example of the public building style at the turn of the century. The colonnaded front facade has two extending rooms and stoepkamers on either side. These extending facades have low triangular pediments with a rather a Somerset West became an assistant Magistracy under Stellenbosch in 1892 with Mr. J. St. Vincent Cripps as first assistant magistrate. In 1898 a courthouse building which also housed the post office was completed. Somerset West. by this time having become Architectural style: Edwardian. Type of site: Magistrates Office Previous use: Residence. Current use: Civic. This building was erected in 1898. It originally housed the post office, as well as the magistrate's court, after Somerset West was proclaimed an Assistant Magistracy in 1892.
9/2/083/0025	Standard Bank Building, Main Street, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°05′08″S 18°51′10″E / 34.085576°S 18.852866°E / -34.085576; 18.852866	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0026	Broadlands, Sir Lowry's Pass, Somerset West District		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°07′25″S 18°52′28″E / 34.123501°S 18.874583°E / -34.123501; 18.874583	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0027	Quinan House, Somerset West District		Somerset West	Somerset West			Upload Photo
9/2/083/0028	Groot Paardevlei, Somerset West	On the outskirts of Somerset West the old Firgrove Road branches off the road to Stellenbosch. A couple of kilo- metres further on and to the right the large group of buildings belonging to the farm Groot Paardevlei is situated. Type of site: Farmstead	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°05′20″S 18°49′56″E / 34.088778°S 18.832240°E / -34.088778; 18.832240	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0029	Vergenoegd, Faure, Somerset West District	The house is an incomplete H, with a missing right back wing; it is however evident that this wing once existed. The front gable is identical to one of the outbuildings' at Spier, and is a good example of a gable with a purely holbol outline with the edge One of the early owners, Lambert Myburgh is likely to have built this house or enlarged an existing house in about 1745. This farm had first been granted in 1696 to Pieter de Vos; After various transfers, it became the property of Johannes Nicolaas Colyn Type of site: Farmstead The earliest section of this H-shape dwelling- house with its impressive gables probably dates from the middle of the 18th century. The farmyard is bounded by a ring-wall and an interesting complex of outbuildings	Cape Town	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°02′05″S 18°44′21″E / 34.034606°S 18.739194°E / -34.034606; 18.739194	The house is an incomplete H, with a missing right back wing; it is however evident that this wing once existed. The front gable is identical to one of the outbuildings' at Spier, and is a good example of a gable with a purely holbol outline with the edge One of the early owners, Lambert Myburgh is likely to have built this house or enlarged an existing house in about 1745. This farm had first been granted in 1696 to Pieter de Vos; After various transfers, it became the property of Johannes Nicolaas Colyn Type of site: Farmstead The earliest section of this H-shape dwelling- house with its impressive gables probably dates from the middle of the 18th century. The farmyard is bounded by a ring-wall and an interesting complex of outbuildings
9/2/083/0030	The Old Cottage, 23 Andries Pretorius Street, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°05′22″S 18°51′12″E / 34.089405°S 18.853233°E / -34.089405; 18.853233	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0032	Marina Farm, Almond Drive, Somerset West District		Somerset West	Somerset West			Upload Photo
9/2/083/0033	Navarre, Firgrove, Somerset West District	Navarre is a small H—shaped house, one back wing being a new addition. The facade of the house which is one of the finest in the Cape has one full—width and one— half—width window on each side of the door: the windows are casements, small – only four rows	Cape Town, Firgrove	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°03′22″S 18°47′18″E / 34.056188°S 18.788312°E / -34.056188; 18.788312	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0034	MACASSAR LOCAL AREA, GENERAL		Somerset West	Somerset West			Upload Photo
9/2/083/0035	The Sheikh Yusuf Kramat, Faure, Somerset West District		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°03′52″S 18°45′03″E / 34.064384°S 18.750910°E / -34.064384; 18.750910	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0036	SOMERSET WEST MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT (Croyden, Sir Lowry's Pass, etc)		Somerset West	Somerset West			Upload Photo
9/2/083/0037	AECI Site, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°05′13″S 18°50′04″E / 34.086916°S 18.834332°E / -34.086916; 18.834332	Media related to Quinan House, Somerset West at Wikimedia Commons
9/2/083/0037/001	Quinan House, Inner De Beers Avenue, AECI, Somerset West	The house has a front facade with two triangular end gables at each side. The roof is steeply sloping and the gables are therefore high. Beneath each end gable is an oriel window. Despite the fact that the plaster detail the oriel windows is not particular The high price of dynamite burdened the mining industry at the turn of the century and Rhodes suggested in 1898 that De Beers manufacture its own explosives. Early in 1900 the Stellenbosch Divisional Council granted De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd a provi Type of site: House The gracious homestead was designed by the firm Baker and Masey and built in 1901 as residence for the factory manager of De Beers Cape Explosive Works. The first two general managers were William Quinan and Kenneth Quinan, after who the house was named f	Cape Town, AECI, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°05′00″S 18°51′00″E / 34.083333°S 18.850000°E / -34.083333; 18.850000	The house has a front facade with two triangular end gables at each side. The roof is steeply sloping and the gables are therefore high. Beneath each end gable is an oriel window. Despite the fact that the plaster detail the oriel windows is not particular The high price of dynamite burdened the mining industry at the turn of the century and Rhodes suggested in 1898 that De Beers manufacture its own explosives. Early in 1900 the Stellenbosch Divisional Council granted De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd a provi Type of site: House The gracious homestead was designed by the firm Baker and Masey and built in 1901 as residence for the factory manager of De Beers Cape Explosive Works. The first two general managers were William Quinan and Kenneth Quinan, after who the house was named f Media related to Quinan House, Somerset West at Wikimedia Commons
9/2/083/0038	Fleur Du Cap, Lourensford Road, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West			Upload Photo
9/2/083/0039	San Gabriel Farm, Farm 583, Somerset West District	Granted to Paul Hartog, jr in 1759, and was 2 morgen in size. He had built the house 3 years earlier. It has a simple holbol gable of the earliest type; together with that of Joostenburg it is one of the 2 earliest surviving dated gables – both were built Type of site: Farm Complex The front gable is one of the two earliest dated gables at the Cape, dated 1756. Interesting historical features include exceptional camphor and yellowwood doors, and old ceiling boards and beams. The farm is situated within a historically important rura	Cape Town	Somerset West	Register	33°55′30″S 18°25′27″E / 33.924869°S 18.424055°E / -33.924869; 18.424055	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0040	Methodist Mission Church, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°05′09″S 18°50′58″E / 34.085913°S 18.849460°E / -34.085913; 18.849460
9/2/083/0040/001	Coachman's Cottage, 23 Andries Pretorius Street, Somerset West	The Coachman' s Cottage was one of several cottages which were built by freed slaves on Wesleyan Church land in the 1830s. The land. is still owned by the Methodist Church, while the cottages are held by the owners in perpetual lease hold. The cottages h Type of site: House Current use: Office. This cottage, designed in a simple vernacular style, is one of several built by freed slaves in the eighteen thirties.	Cape Town, Somerset West	Somerset West	Provincial Heritage Site	34°05′22″S 18°51′12″E / 34.089394°S 18.853243°E / -34.089394; 18.853243	The Coachman' s Cottage was one of several cottages which were built by freed slaves on Wesleyan Church land in the 1830s. The land. is still owned by the Methodist Church, while the cottages are held by the owners in perpetual lease hold. The cottages h Type of site: House Current use: Office. This cottage, designed in a simple vernacular style, is one of several built by freed slaves in the eighteen thirties.
9/2/083/0041	Bredell House, Helderberg Village, Bredell Road, Somerset West District	This Victorian farmhouse contributes to the area because it has retained its architectural character and most of its original joinery. Its setting at the entrance to a modern development contributes to the importance of having the character of this origin	Cape Town	Somerset West	Register	34°02′45″S 18°48′45″E / 34.045735°S 18.812603°E / -34.045735; 18.812603	Upload Photo
9/2/083/0042	Lwandle Hostel, Somerset West Dist		Somerset West	Somerset West			Upload Photo
9/2/083/0043	Lourensford Estate, Lourensford Road, Erf 471, Somerset West		Somerset West	Somerset West		34°04′19″S 18°53′19″E / 34.071897°S 18.888705°E / -34.071897; 18.888705	Upload Photo
9/2/089/0001	STRAND MUNICIPAL AREA, GENERAL		Strand	Stellenbosch			Upload Photo
9/2/089/0002	Post Office, Beach Road, Gordon's Bay	Type of site: Post Office. Current use: Post office.	Cape Town, Gordon's Bay	Strand	Register	34°09′45″S 18°51′52″E / 34.162496°S 18.864558°E / -34.162496; 18.864558	Type of site: Post Office. Current use: Post office.
9/2/089/0003	Police Station, Beach Road, Gordon's Bay	Type of site: Police Station. Current use: Police station.	Cape Town, Gordon's Bay	Strand	Register	34°09′45″S 18°51′52″E / 34.162496°S 18.864558°E / -34.162496; 18.864558	Type of site: Police Station. Current use: Police station.
9/2/089/0004	Old Synagogue, Westley Street, Strand		Strand	Stellenbosch			Upload Photo
9/2/089/0005	GORDONS BAY MUNICIPAL AREA, STRAND DISTRICT, GENERAL		Gordon's Bay	Stellenbosch			Upload Photo

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of Cape Town

Vegetation types	Atlantis Sand Fynbos Boland Granite Fynbos Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos Peninsula Granite Fynbos Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos Southern Afrotemperate Forest Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Swartland Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Shale Renosterveld
Parks and gardens	Arderne Gardens Company's Garden De Waal Park Green Point Common Helderberg Nature Reserve Keurboom Park Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Rondebosch Common Rondebosch Park Tokai Arboretum Tokai Park Wynberg Park
Nature reserves	Blaauwberg Conservation Area Bracken Nature Reserve Cecilia De Hel Nature Area Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary Die Oog Conservation Area Diep River Fynbos Corridor Durbanville Nature Reserve Edith Stephens Wetland Park Glencairn Wetland Harmony Flats Nature Reserve Helderberg Nature Reserve Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area Koeberg Nature Reserve Kogelberg Nature Reserve Lourens River Protected Natural Environment Lower Silvermine River Wetlands Macassar Dunes Conservation Area Mamre Nature Garden Meadowridge Common Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve Raapenberg Bird Sanctuary Rietvlei Wetland Reserve Rondebosch Common Rondevlei Nature Reserve Silwerboomkloof Natural Heritage Site Tygerberg Nature Reserve Uitkamp Wetlands Witzands Aquifer Conservation Area Wolfgat Nature Reserve Zoarvlei Wetlands Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve

Communities

Atlantic Seaboard

Blaauwberg

Cape Flats
(Klipfontein district)

Athlone
Belgravia
Bishop Lavis
Crawford
Crossroads
Gugulethu
Hanover Park
Heideveld
Kalksteenfontein
Kenwyn
Lansdowne
Lavender Hill
Manenberg
Nyanga
Ottery
Philippi
- Browns Farm
- Philippi Horticultural
- Philippi East
- Samora Machel
Rondebosch East
Rylands
Strandfontein
Valhalla Park

Khayelitsha	Bongweni Harare/Holimisa Ikwezi Park Mandela Park Griffiths Mxenge QQ Section Silver Town Victoria Merge

Mitchells Plain	Rocklands Westridge Portlands Tafelsig Eastridge Beacon Valley Lentegeur Woodlands Weltevreden Valley Colorado Mandalay Montclair Watergate Developments Heinz Park Morgans Village Rondevlei Westgate Montrose Park Lost City

City Bowl

Helderberg

Northern Suburbs

Acacia Park
Belhar
Bellville
- Boston
- Eversdal
- Kenridge
- Stellenberg
Blue Downs
Bonteheuwel
Bothasig
Brackenfell
Canal Walk
Delft
- Blikkiesdorp
Durbanville
Edgemead
Elsie's River
Epping
Fisantekraal
Goodwood
Joostenbergvlakte
Kensington
Kraaifontein
Kuils River
Langa
- Joe Slovo
Loevenstein
Maitland
Mfuleni
Monte Vista
Ndabeni
Norwood
Panorama
Parow
Philadelphia
Plattekloof
Pinelands
Ravensmead
Richwood
Scottsdene
Sonnestraal
Thornton
Tygerberg
Tyger Valley
Wallacedene

Southern Suburbs

South Peninsula

Neighbourhoods

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

Built environment

Adderley Street Long Street Strand Street
Chapman's Peak Drive Hospital Bend Kloof Nek Road Metropolitan Routes in Cape Town M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 National roads N1 N2 N7 Sir Lowry's Pass Ou Kaapse Weg Peninsula Expressway (Cape Town) R300
Skyscrapers	List of tallest buildings in Cape Town 1 Thibault Square Atterbury House Cape Town Civic Centre Metlife Centre Mutual Building Naspers Centre Portside Tower Triangle House

Government

National government	Parliament of South Africa Houses of Parliament Genadendal Residence Highstead Tuynhuys Defence Air Force Base Ysterplaat Naval Base Simon's Town SAS Wingfield South African Naval College
Provincial government	Leeuwenhof
City of Cape Town	Government of Cape Town Mayor Deputy Mayor Cape Town City Hall Cape Town Civic Centre Cape Town Partnership Coat of arms of Cape Town Flag of Cape Town Elections 2018 Cape Town mayoral election Erasmus Commission Wards Law and enforcement Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa Municipal Police Pollsmoor Prison

History

Fortifications	Amsterdam Battery Castle of Good Hope Chavonnes Battery Fort de Goede Hoop Redoubt Duijnhoop
Monuments and memorials	Artillery Memorial, Cape Town Japanese Lantern Monument Rhodes Memorial The Cenotaph Treaty Tree Van Riebeeck's Hedge
Lists of heritage sites	Near Cape Town Bo-Kaap CBD and the Waterfront Simon's Town Helderberg Bellville Table Mountain Wynberg district
Historical buildings	African Theatre Alhambra Theatre Breakwater Lodge Church Square Coornhoop Graaff Electric Lighting Works

Culture

Demographics
Languages

Cuisine

Performance
art

Events and
festivals

Museums and
art galleries

Iziko Museums	Bertram House Bo-Kaap Museum Groot Constantia Koopmans-de Wet House Maritime Centre Michaelis Collection at the Old Town House Rust en Vreugd Slave Lodge Social History Centre SAS Somerset South African Museum National Gallery William Fehr Collection at the Castle of Good Hope

Public art

Statues

Religion

Secular
architecture

Media

Newspapers
- Cape Times
- The Cape Messenger
Radio and television

Economy

Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Silicon Cape Initiative

Companies based in Cape Town	Naspers Travelstart MWEB Sanlam Woolworths Holdings Limited Of historical interest: Garlicks
Hotels and resorts	Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel Protea Hotels by Marriott
Shopping areas, malls and markets	Canal Walk Cavendish Square Golden Acre Greenmarket Square N1 City Tygerberg Mall Somerset Mall Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
Exhibition centres	Cape Town International Convention Centre Good Hope Centre
Restaurants and cafés	Café Caprice Perseverance Tavern
Tourism	Beaches of Cape Town Cape of Good Hope Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Groot Constantia Mariner's Wharf Nature reserves in Cape Town Ratanga Junction Two Oceans Aquarium Victoria & Alfred Waterfront World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park

Transport

Air transport	Airports in Cape Town Air Force Base Ysterplaat Cape Town International Airport Cape Winelands Airfield Wingfield Aerodrome
Maritime transport	Port of Cape Town Safmarine
Road transport	Buses in Cape Town Golden Arrow Bus Services MyCiTi MyCiTi bus stations Roads in Cape Town Trolleybuses in Cape Town
Rail transport	Blue Train Commuter rail lines Metrorail Western Cape Cape Flats Line Central Line Northern Line Southern Line Railway stations Bellville Cape Town Claremont Crawford Mowbray Mutual Newlands Observatory Pinelands Retreat Rondebosch Rosebank Salt River Simon's Town Steenberg Woodstock Trams in Cape Town

Sports

Soccer	Cape Town Spurs F.C. Cape Town City F.C.
Rugby	Western Province Ikey Tigers
Cricket	Cape Cobras
Other	Cape Town Tigers (basketball)
Sports events	2010 FIFA World Cup Cape Town Cycle Tour Cape Town Open Cape Town Ladies Open Cape Town Marathon South Africa Sevens Table Mountain Challenge Two Oceans Marathon
Sports venues	Athlone Stadium Bellville Stadium Bellville Velodrome Cape Town Stadium Erica Park Good Hope Centre Green Point Stadium Hartleyvale Stadium Killarney Motor Racing Complex Milnerton Racecourse Newlands Cricket Ground Newlands Stadium NNK Rugby Stadium Parow Park Philippi Stadium Royal Cape Golf Club University of the Western Cape Stadium Wynberg Military Base Stadium

Education

Libraries	Biblionef Central Library Cape Town Centre for the Book Fish Hoek Library Jacob Gitlin Library Meadowridge Library National Library of South Africa Rondebosch Library SAAO Library Strandfontein Library University of Cape Town Libraries
Universities	Cape Peninsula University of Technology University of Cape Town University of the Western Cape
Colleges	Qualitas Career Academy South African College Yeshiva of Cape Town
Private schools	American International School of Cape Town Cannons Creek Independent School Cape Town French School Christel House South Africa Darul Islam Islamic High School Diocesan College German International School Cape Town Herschel Girls' School Herzlia Schools Mountain View Academy Parklands College St. Cyprian's School St. George's Grammar School Michael Oak Waldorf School Oakhurst Primary School
Public schools	Alexander Sinton Secondary School Belgravia High School Belhar Secondary School Bellville High School Bergvliet Primary School Bergvliet High School Bosmansdam High School Brackenfell High School Cape Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology Cape Town High School Chris Hani Secondary School Claremont High School COSAT D.F. Malan High School Durbanville High School Eben Dönges High School Eersterivier Secondary School Fairbairn College Fairmont High School Gardens Commercial High School Grove Primary School Harold Cressy High School Hottentots Holland High School Jan van Riebeeck High School Lavender Hill High School Livingstone High School Masiphumelele High School Milnerton High School Mondale High School Parel Vallei High School Pinelands High School Range High School Rondebosch Boys' High School Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School Rustenburg School for Girls Sea Point High School Sinenjongo High School Spine Road High School South African College Schools Stellenberg High School Strand High School Table View High School The Settlers High School Trafalgar High School Tygerberg High School Westerford High School Windsor High School Wynberg Boys' High School Wynberg Girls' High School
Alternative schools	GlenBridge Special School Tafelberg School
Former schools	Ellerslie Girls' High School Tot Nut van het Algemeen
Art & Music schools	Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre South African College of Music Peter Clarke Art Centre
Not yet allocated	College of Magic Montebello Design Centre

Services

Hospitals	Alexandra Hospital Groote Schuur Hospital Karl Bremer Hospital Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Somerset Hospital Tygerberg Hospital Valkenberg Hospital
Lighthouses	Cape Point Lighthouse Green Point Lighthouse Milnerton Lighthouse Roman Rock Lighthouse Slangkop Lighthouse
Western Cape Water Supply System	Dams and resrvoirs Alexandra Dam Berg River Dam De Villiers Dam Hely-Hutchinson Dam Kleinplaats Dam Land-en-Zeezicht Reservoir Lewis Gay Dam Molteno Dam Silvermine Dam Steenbras Dam Theewaterskloof Dam Victoria Dam Voëlvlei Dam Wemmershoek Dam Woodhead Dam
Electrical power generation	Athlone Power Station Graaff Electric Lighting Works Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme
Emergency services	Cape Town Fire Department Metro Emergency Medical Services Mountain Club of South Africa National Sea Rescue Institute

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