Idasvallei
District of Stellenbosch
Western Cape - South Africa

Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University (formally University of Stellenbosch; Afrikaans: Universiteit van Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape. Stellenbosch University (abbreviated as SU) designed and manufactured Africa's first microsatellite, SUNSAT, launched in 1999. The students of Stellenbosch University are nicknamed Maties.

Located at -33.9301, 18.8647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Stellenbosch University, Universities in the Western Cape, Educational institutions established in 1866, Public universities in South Africa, Stellenbosch, Forestry education, Association of Commonwealth Universities, Cricket grounds in South Africa, Forestry in South Africa

Helderberg College

Helderberg College is a private higher education institution situated in Somerset West, South Africa, about thirty minutes from Cape Town. It was established in 1893 - the first Seventh-day Adventist College established outside of North America under the name "Union College". It moved to its present location in 1928, making it the oldest Adventist college on the continent of Africa. It is fully accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and Department of Education (DoE)(South Africa).

Located at -34.05, 18.8431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Universities in the Western Cape, Universities and colleges affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ellen G. White Estate

Afrikaans Language Monument

The Afrikaans Language Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially opened on 10 October 1975, it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch. Also, it was erected on the 100th anniversary of the founding of Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (the Society of Real Afrikaners) in Paarl, the organization that helped strengthen Afrikaners' identity and pride in their language.

Located at -33.7658, 18.9426 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1975, Afrikaans, Monuments and memorials in South Africa, Paarl, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape

Drakenstein Correctional Centre

Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison) is a low-security prison between Paarl and Franschhoek, on the R301 road 5 km from the R45 Huguenot Road, in the valley of the Dwars River in the Western Cape of South Africa. The prison is famous for being the prison where Nelson Mandela spent the last three of the 27 years he spent in prison for campaigning against Apartheid.

Located at -33.8436, 19.0161 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Prisons in South Africa, Paarl, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape

Bridge House School

Bridge House School, situated in the Cape Winelands close to Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl, is an independent day / boarding school for over seven hundred girls and boys from Grade 0000 to Grade 12.

Located at -33.879, 19.0305 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Round Square schools, Educational institutions established in 1995

Eben Dönges High School

Eben Dönges High School (Hoërskool Eben Dönges) is a government-funded, Afrikaans-medium high school in Kraaifontein, Western Cape, South Africa. In 2005 it had 851 students and 32 teachers.

Located at -33.8458, 18.7286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town

Boschendal

Boschendal is one of the oldest wine estates in South Africa and is located between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch in South Africa's Western Cape.

Located at -33.8742, 18.9758 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Wineries of South Africa, Huguenot history in South Africa, Wine brands, South African wine, Wine companies

Danie Craven Stadium

Danie Craven Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at Coetzenburg in Stellenbosch, South Africa. It is part of the Stellenbosch University's sport facilities. The stadium was named after rugby doyen and Springbok scrum half Danie Craven. The stadium holds 16,000 people and was built in 1979. The Danie Craven Stadium is currently used mostly for rugby matches.

Located at -33.94, 18.8736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rugby union stadiums in South Africa, Cricket grounds in South Africa, Stellenbosch, Rugby World Cup stadiums, Multi-purpose stadiums in South Africa, Sports venues in the Western Cape

Helderberg

Helderberg is a wine-producing area in the Western Cape of South Africa. Originally known as the 'Hottentots-Holland' area, it was renamed 'Helderberg' by the City of Cape Town following concerns about possible racist connotations in the name. However, many people who live there still refer to it by its former name. The Helderberg consists of Somerset West, Strand, Gordons Bay and a few other towns.

Located at -34.0833, 18.9167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Geography of Cape Town

Paul Roos Gymnasium

Paul Roos Gymnasium is a government school for boys in the town of Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, founded in 1866 as Stellenbosch Gymnasium. The school was renamed three times, Stellenbosch Boys High, Victoria College after the Queen and at present Paul Roos Gymnasium. In 1940, it was renamed after Paul Roos, a former captain of the Springbok rugby union team. Roos was a former pupil and teacher at Paul Roos Gymnasium, and was the school's rector from 1910 to 1940.

Located at -33.9419, 18.8614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Boarding schools in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 1866, Schools in the Western Cape, Afrikaans, Stellenbosch, Gymnasiums (school)

Parel Vallei High School

Parel Vallei High School is a dual-medium high school located in Parel Vallei, a suburb of Somerset West, which is in the Western Cape, South Africa. In summer it competes in inter schools sports activities with Hoërskool Strand and Hottentots Holland High School. Pupils attending the school are from the surrounding towns, such as Somerset West and Strand, as well as areas further away, such as Grabouw.

Located at -34.0666, 18.8574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Schools in the Western Cape

Somerset Mall (South Africa)

Somerset Mall is a shopping mall alongside the N2 freeway near the towns Somerset West and Strand, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The mall is large, with numerous shops, supermarkets, restaurants and cinemas. There are also a number of furniture, home décor and clothing outlets within close vicinity of the Somerset Mall.

Located at -34.0826, 18.8234 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Shopping centres in Somerset West

Kayamandi Secondary School

Kayamandi Secondary School is a Xhosa-medium school serving grades 8-12 in located Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape region of South Africa. The Western Cape Education Department categorizes it as the only purely Xhosa-speaking secondary school in the region. As of 2006 the school had some 1,493 students.

Located at -33.9175, 18.8467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Schools in the Western Cape

Faure level crossing accident

The Faure level crossing accident occurred at approximately 8 a.m. on 13 November 2006 when a Metrorail train collided with a truck that had stalled on an uncontrolled level crossing at Faure near Somerset West, a town outside Cape Town, South Africa. The truck was carrying at least thirty-three workers from a local vineyard and there were nineteen fatalities (eleven men and eight women) and six injured people among the occupants of the vehicle.

Located at -34.0319, 18.7531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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2006 in South Africa, Railway accidents in South Africa, Road accidents in South Africa, Level crossing accidents in South Africa, Railway accidents in 2006, 2006 road accidents, Transport in Cape Town

Rhenish Girls' High School

Rhenish Girls' High School is a boarding school for girls in Stellenbosch in the province of Western Cape in South Africa. It was founded in 1860, thus making it the oldest girls' school in South Africa.

Located at -33.9458, 18.8586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Girls' schools in South Africa, Boarding schools in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 1860, Schools in the Western Cape

Fairview Wine and Cheese

Fairview Wine and Cheese farm is a South African producer of wines and cheeses based in the Paarl region of the Western Cape province. It is owned and run by Charles Back, who also owns The Goats do Roam Wine Company and The Spice Route Winery.

Located at -33.7725, 18.9236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Wineries of South Africa, Paarl, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape, Visitor attractions in the Western Cape

The Goat Tower

A Goat Tower is a decorative goat house, modeled on a European garden Folly, an early example of which was built in Portugal in the 19th century. A South African goat tower at Fairview Winery was built in the 20th century and became famous, inspiring additional copies throughout the world. The first goat tower (Torre das Cabras) at a winery was built by Fernando Guedes da Silva da Fonseca (1871-1946) at Aveleda, one of the oldest and most famous wineries in the Vinho Verde region of Portugal.

Located at -33.7725, 18.9236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Paarl, Folly buildings in South Africa, South African architecture, Goats, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape

Stellenbosch University halls of residence

Stellenbosch University, located in Stellenbosch, South Africa, employs 34 residence halls in configurations for Women only, Men only and mixed-gender. Each residence is supervised by a warden (koshuisvader or koshuismoeder), assisted by a House Committee of senior students. The House Committee assists students with security, maintenance, and social programs. Each residence incorporates a laundry room and a common living room.

Located at -33.9331, 18.8689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Stellenbosch University, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape, University and college residential buildings, Stellenbosch

Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve

Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve, is situated closely to Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Set on the Eerste Rivier, with the Stellenbosch Mountain in the background.

Located at -33.9667, 18.925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Provincial nature reserves of the Western Cape

Alphen Dam

Alphen Dam is a small dam in the Bonte River near Stellenbosch, Western Cape, province South Africa. It was established in 1990.

Located at -34.0117, 18.8736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Dams in South Africa, Dams completed in 1990

Stellenbosch High School

Stellenbosch High School is a prestigious co-educational Afrikaans state school in the town of Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -33.931, 18.8802 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1987, Schools in the Western Cape, Stellenbosch

Coetzenburg Stadium

Coetzenburg Stadium is a multi-sports venue in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The stadium is owned by the Stellenbosch University. The stadium is used by both Santos FC in the PSL and Stellenbosch University in the Vodacom League. It is adjacent to the Danie Craven Stadium.

Located at -33.94, 18.87 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Stellenbosch, Soccer venues in South Africa, Multi-purpose stadiums in South Africa, Sports venues in the Western Cape

Babylonstoren valley

Dating back to 1690, Babylonstoren is one of the best preserved werfs (farm yards) in the Cape Dutch tradition. Surrounded by vineyards and orchards, it is situated in the Drakenstein Valley, on the slopes of the Simonsberg, between Franschhoek and Paarl, in the Western Cape region of South Africa. A formal fruit and vegetable garden of botanical diversity, inspired by the Company's Gardens in Cape Town, supplies Babylonstoren's restaurant Babel with fruit and vegetables.

Located at -33.8239, 18.9275 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Wineries of South Africa, Paarl, Geography of the Western Cape

Spier Wine Farm

Spier is a wine farm situated in the Stellenbosch region approximately 50 km from Cape Town, South Africa. The farm has enjoyed a long history which dates back to 1692 when the first free burghers trekked from the Cape colony to establish farms in this region. As one of the oldest farms in the region, it has long been noted for its cultural and historical significance particularly of its architecture. The farm buildings bear twenty one Cape Dutch Gables, more than any other farm in the area.

Located at -33.9731, 18.7822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Wineries of South Africa

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden

The Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden located in the historical center of Stellenbosch is the oldest university botanical garden in South Africa. The Garden is relatively small and houses an enormous diversity of plants, both indigenous to South Africa and introduced species. It is open to the public.

Located at -33.9361, 18.8642 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in South Africa