Glenhazel is a suburb of the Municipality of

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. It is located in Region E, bordering Fairmount, Sandringham, Lyndhurst and Percelia Estate. The area lies on a sloping hill with a park in the valley.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old

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farm called ''Rietfontein'' and was established in 1950.

Communities

Glenhazel is well known for being a suburb with a high ethnic concentration of Jewish people. A large number of synagogues, schools and Jewish

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are based in and around the Glenhazel area.

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is found in the suburb. Also to be found is the Glenhazel primary school, and the nearby Lyndhurst primary school.

References

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