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Wynberg Senior Secondary
Wynberg may refer to: * Wynberg, Cape Town, suburb of Cape Town, South Africa * Wynberg, Gauteng Wynberg ( ) is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality () is a metropolitan municipality that manages the loca ..., suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa See also * Wynberg Park, a park in Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa * Wynberg St Johns, South African football club {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynberg, Cape Town
Wynberg ( ) is a southern suburb of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa. It is situated between Plumstead, Cape Town, Plumstead and Kenilworth, Cape Town, Kenilworth, and is a main transport hub for the Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. History In the 1650s, Jan van Riebeeck's farm Boscheuvel, where he planted the Cape's first vineyards and was the first to produce History of South African wine, wine in the Cape, was located in the greater Wynberg area close to the slopes of Table Mountain. In 1683 land along the Liesbeek River was granted to Herman Weeckens by Simon van der Stel. The farm was named De Oude Wijnbergh (Old Wine Mountain). The Cape's rough seas in the winter months led to a formal winter anchorage in 1743 where ships would dock at Simons' Baai (present day Simon's Town). A wagon route linking Cape Town to Simon's Town went over the hill adjacent to De Oude Wjinbergh estate. When the British took control of the Cape set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynberg, Gauteng
Wynberg ( ) is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality () is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite se .... It has been called Johannesburg's worst named suburb, as it is not a leafy, vine covered enclave with a mountain view, but rather a built-up area with wall-to-wall factories. References Johannesburg Region E {{Johannesburg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynberg Park
Wynberg Park, formerly known as King Edward Park, is a park situated in the southern suburb of Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa. The park has number of amenities including a children's playground, a duck pond, and multiple Regional variations of barbecue, braai/barbecue areas. It was established by the Wynberg Mayor James Bisset (mayor), James Bisset, who obtained the land grant for it in the early 1890s.P. Brooke Simons. (1995). ''Old Mutual, 1845-1995''. Human & Rousseau. . p.46. ''James Bisset''. The park was opened in 1902. Prior to European settlement in the area it was the location of a large forest of indigenous Leucadendron argenteum, Silvertrees. The spring and source of the Krakeelwater River is located in the park. The southern section of the park borders the Wynberg Military Base, Wynberg Military base with the 2 Military Hospital building clearly visible from the park. References Parks in Cape Town Wynberg, Cape Town {{WesternCape-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
