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Main Road Somerset West in 1909. A cattle post was established here [clarification needed] by Dutch soldiers in 1672.. A town developed around the Lourens River (originally "Tweederivier", which means "Second River"; "Eersterivier", meaning "First River" passes through Stellenbosch, some 16 km (9.9 mi) to the north) and the farm of Vergelegen (Dutch: "remotely situated"), an 18th-century ...
This is a list of cities and towns in the Western Cape province of South Africa. ... Somerset West; Strand; West Coast. The West Coast District Municipality. Aurora;
HelderbergFM 93.6 is a community radio station situated in the Helderberg basin area of the Western Cape, South Africa. They broadcast on FM at a frequency of 93.6 MHz and the only one located in Somerset West area.
Helderberg College of Higher Education is a private higher education institution situated in Somerset West, South Africa, about thirty minutes from Cape Town. It was established in 1893, and was the first Seventh-day Adventist College established outside of North America under the name "Union College."
Somerset West is largely a residential and commercial area. Suburbs of Somerset West; Strand, (Afrikaans for 'beach') is a seaside resort town, situated on the north-eastern edge of False Bay south of the Helderberg mountain and the N2, between Somerset West and Gordon's Bay, and is about 50 km southeast of Cape Town City Bowl. [12]
The town hit the headlines on 17 July 1932 when a train carrying 320 to 330 tons (previously incorrectly stated as 1,200 tons) of dynamite from the De Beers factory at Somerset West to the Witwatersrand exploded and flattened the town. Five people were killed.
Vergelegen V 2001 – John Platter Guide 2005 (5 Stars), Selection Mondiales des Vins 2004 Grand Jury Prize for South Africa; Vergelegen Red 2001 – Mondiale Bruxelles 2005 Gold, International Wine Challenge 2004 Bronze, Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show 2003 Gold; Best overall performance – Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show SA 2002–2004 and 2006
The Nieuwe Haarlem was the frontrunner for Jan van Riebeeck’s trip to establish South Africa. [ 16 ] Culemborg , the Dutch city from which Jan van Riebeeck originated, is reflected in a street with the same name.