Cape Town's Northern Suburbs
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close to the city centre and all attractions - a short distance from the
Cape Winelands, and even including a wineland area of its own, Durbanville....
List of the Northern Suburbs:
* Bellville
* Bothasig
* Brooklyn
* Durbanville
* Edgemead
* Elsie's
River
* Facreton
* Goodwood
* Kenridge |
* Kensington
* Maitland
* Monte
Vista
* Panorama
* Parow
* Thornton
* Table
View
* Welgemoed |
Bellville:
Bellville is a town
in the Western Cape province of South Africa; it is now part of the greater
Cape Town metropolitan area. It falls within the area of the City of Cape
Town municipality.
Originally called "12 Mile
Stone" (Afr: "12-Myl-Pos"), since it is located 20 km (12 miles) from Cape
Town city centre, it was originally founded as a railway station on the
line from Cape Town to Stellenbosch and Strand. In 1861 it was renamed
Bellville, after the surveyor general Charles Bell. The city is located
in the northern suburbs of the greater Cape Town area. It is very central,
situated close to the airport, various golf courses, wine routes and shopping
complexes. The Karl Bremer Hospital functioned as the Academic Hospital
for the University of Stellenbosch Medical School and the new Tygerberg
Hospital now houses the medical school. The University of the Western Cape
is also situated in Bellville.
Situated in Bellville, The
Tyger Valley shopping centre is a sprawling mall with a huge variety of
shops, boutiques and recreational facilities. The High Street shopping
complex just off Durban Road has its own theatre. The Mayibuye Centre,
which houses a collection of material from South Africa’s anti-apartheid
struggle, is worth a visit because most of the collection pieces were originally
banned.
In May 2007, Meg Ryan and
William H. Macy completed the last day of principal photography for their
new movie, The Deal, at the Bellville Civic Centre.
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Durbanville
Durbanville is a residential
suburb and wine producing area in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, South
Africa.
Durbanville was originally
known as Pampoenkraal (from the native Afrikaans language, pampoen meaning
pumpkin, and kraal meaning an enclosure for cattle/livestock). It was founded
in 1806 around a fountain and was primarily a watering station for travellers
between Cape Town and the interior. Its name was later changed to d'Urban
in honour of the then governor of the Cape Colony, Benjamin d'Urban in
1834. This name was later changed to Durbanville in order to avoid confusion
with Durban - a major port city in KwaZulu-Natal in the east of South Africa.
Durbanville Hills is one
of the cellars that produce the wines of the region. It forms part of the
Durbanville wine route. Other wine cellars are Altydgedacht, Bloemendal,
D’Aria (Poplars), De Grendel, Diemersdal, Hillcrest, Nitida and Meerendal.
The soil has a high clay content and is particularly suited to Sauvignon
Blanc.
The past 10 years has seen
rapid expansion of Durbanville, mainly to the North, with areas like Uitzicht
showing lots of building activity.
Afrikaans is the main language
spoken in Durbanville. The main language has moved from Afrikaans to English
in recent years as more English speaking people visit and decide to make
Durbanville their home, as the traditional English southern suburbs have
become too expensive.
The town has various sporting
activities including a superb 18 hole golf course, soccer, rugby and cricket
fields. The community has taken a keen interest in developing these sports.
Durbanville Rugby Club - DBRugby
As the area has a very low
crime rate it has become very popular and the price of residential property
has increased over 400% in the last five years and is still growing. The
town has various schools namely Durbanville Preparatory, Durbanville Primary
and Durbanville High. Stellenberg High and Fairmont High are the Senior
schools within the Durbanville vicinity. A few other Primary schools are
Eversdal Primary, Gene Louw Primary and Kenridge Primary. The area also
has a private school called Curro, which opened a few years ago.
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