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Parow is a town of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa and a Northern Suburb of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality founded by Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Parow who arrived in the locality in 1865.
The Graaff Electric Lighting Works at the site of the Molteno Dam, becomes the first hydro-electric plant in South Africa, the first power plant in Cape Town, and the second electric power plant in South Africa. Groenkloof Nature Reserve is the first game sanctuary in Africa. The Jubilee Diamond is discovered. Arrest of Leander Starr Jameson
In 1700 land that today form part of Panorama was awarded to Booysen, B. [3] The name originated when Booysen arrived at his land for the first time, saw the pretty view, turned to his wife, and said "Liefie, kyk hierdie mooi Panorama", which translates to him indicating to his wife that there is a beautiful Panorama from this area.
This complex is closely associated with the history and development of Durbanville. The All Saints Church was designed by architect Sophy Gray. The church and the older parsonage are predominantly in the Victorian style. Durbanville: Bellville Provincial Heritage Site
Tygerberg is a district in the northern suburbs of Cape Town in South Africa.It is also the name of the range of hills in the area. The main Tygerberg farms were Pampoenkraal (became Durbanville), Stellenburgh (became part of Bellville), Evertsdal (became part of Bellville), De Grendel (today Parow), Lebenstijn (part of Bellville), Blommensteijn (incorporated into Bellville), Door de Kraal ...
Following the defeat of the Boers in the Second Anglo–Boer War or South African War (1899–1902), the Union of South Africa was created as a self-governing dominion of the British Empire on 31 May 1910 in terms of the South Africa Act 1909, which amalgamated the four previously separate British colonies: Cape Colony, Colony of Natal ...
Cape Town in Cape Province becomes capital of Union of South Africa. [11] Groote Schuur becomes official Cape residence of Prime Ministers of South Africa. 1912 Rhodes Memorial dedicated on Devil's Peak. Trafalgar High School was founded. 1913 – Botanical Society organized. [42] 1914 Cape Philharmonic Orchestra active. Koopmans-de Wet House ...
Parow, Germany, a village in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; Parow, Cape Town, a northern suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa For Captain Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Parow, founder of Parow, Cape Town; Parow Park, sports venue in Cape Town, South Africa