Durbanville

Durbanville
Durbanville
Coordinates	33 ° 49 '57 "  S , 18 ° 38' 51"  E Coordinates: 33 ° 49 '57 "  S , 18 ° 38' 51"  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	Western cape
metropolis	City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
surface	27.4 km²
Residents	54,286 (2011)
density	1,980.5  Ew. / km²
founding	1825
Dutch Reformed Church in Durbanville

Durbanville Wine Valley

Cape Dutch architecture - Diemersdal winery in Durbanville

Durbanville was an independent municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa . It now belongs to the Metropolitan Municipality of Cape Town and is located in the Tygerberg district .

Durbanville is a rural suburb with 54,286 inhabitants on the northern edge of Cape Town, which is surrounded by wineries and wheat farms. The site was originally named Pampoen Kraal and was in 1836 in honor of Benjamin D'Urban in D'Urban renamed. The village has had its current name since June 1882. In 1897 a municipal administration was formed and in 1904 the settlement received official municipal status.

The Durbanville Wine Valley is one of the oldest wine regions in the Cape . There are the wineries Diemersdal, Groot Phesantekraal, Meerendal, Nitida, Hillcrest, Altydgedacht, D'Aria, Bloemendal, Klein Boosboom, De Grendel and Durbanville Hills. The Diemersdal farm was founded in 1698 by Hendrik Sneewind and later taken over by Captain Diemer, who married the widow Sneewind. The historic building was built in Cape Dutch architecture .

Web links

Commons : Durbanville  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Greater Tygerberg Partnership: History of Tygerberg ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . on www.gtp.org.za (English) 
2. ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 18, 2013
3. ^ South African History Online: Durbanville . on www.sahistory.org.za (English)
4. ↑ Durbanville.info: History of Durbanville ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . on www.durbanville.info (English) 
5. ^ South African Tourism: Durbanville Valley Wine Route . on www.southafrica.net (English)
6. ↑ Durbanville.info: Wine Estates ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . on www.durbanville.info (English) 
7. ↑ Diemersdal farm: Our Story. The Estate . on www.diemersdal.co.za (English)