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Stellenbosch (/ ˈ s t ɛ l ə n b ɒ s /; [3] Afrikaans: [ˈstælənˌbɔs]) [4] [5] is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated about 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Cape Town, along the banks of the Eerste River at the foot of the Stellenbosch Mountain.
English: Map of municipal boundaries in the Western Cape, as they will be after the municipal elections of 18 May 2011, with the Stellenbosch Local Municipality highlighted in red. Based on File:Map of the Western Cape with municipalities blank (2011).svg .
Old Conservatory, 10 Van Riebeeck Street, Stellenbosch The South African Conservatorium of Music, the first conservatory in South Africa, was established in 1905, with Prof. F. W. Jannasch as Director. This double-storey building is built in an interesting mixture of architectural styles. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Provincial Heritage Site
This is a list of cities and towns in the Western Cape province of South Africa. They are divided according to the districts in which they are located. Cape Metropole
Jamestown, also known as Webersvallei ("Weber's Valley") plus Mountain View, [2] [3] [4] is a quiet rural settlement on the southern outskirts of Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands District of the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Stellenbosch Municipality (Afrikaans: Stellenbosch Munisipaliteit, Xhosa: uMasipala wase Stellenbosch) is the local municipality that governs the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Pniel, and the surrounding rural areas, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
The farm was called Stellenburgh (later changed to Stellenburg), and was originally owned by Johannes (Joan) Blesius in 1705. Blesius named it after the Stellenbosch Mountain which one could see from the farm. Stellenbosch is named after the Governor of the Cape Colony, Simon van der Stel. Blesius was awarded the farm by Willem Adriaan van der ...
Stellenbosch Mountain (Afrikaans: Stellenbosberg or Die Groteberg) is a mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The mountain forms part of the Coetsenburg Estate , the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve , the Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve and the larger Hottentots-Holland ...