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Steenberg Peak
Steenberg may refer to: * Steenberg, Cape Town, a small community in South Africa ** Steenberg railway station * Steenberg Estate Steenberg Estate is the site of the oldest farm in Cape Town, located in the suburb of Constantia. Steenberg is translates as “Mountain of Stone” and is named for the nearby mountain range. The manor house and other buildings on the farm have ..., a hotel, vineyard and golf course in Cape Town * Steenberg (surname) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steenberg, Cape Town
Steenberg is a small community in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It has a population of slightly more than 4,000 and mainly includes those belonging to the Cape Coloured community. The main center of the suburb is Military Road, which runs from west connecting Tokai, Cape Town, Tokai and Kirstenhof at the M4 Main Road and then east into the M5 road (Cape Town), M5 which provides access to Muizenberg and various other northern suburbs including Bellville, Cape Town, Bellville and Century City (Cape Town), Century City. Military Road has many small businesses lining its south side but also one of South Africa's largest retailers, Shoprite (South Africa), Shoprite, which has a branch located close to the M5. Geography Steenberg is located near the False Bay coast. It is bounded to the south by Lakeside and Muizenberg, west by Tokai, Cape Town, Tokai, east by Lavender Hill and Seawinds (which are extensions of Steenberg), and north by Retreat, Cape Town, Retreat and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steenberg Railway Station
Steenberg railway station is a Metrorail station on the Southern Line in Steenberg, a suburb of Cape Town. It is located on Henley Road, which is just off Military Road. The station is located on the edge of Steenberg, towards Kirstenhof and is alongside the Keyser River, which flows into Zandvlei. Steenberg has a small taxi rank which only serves Grassy Park and Steenberg. Busses to Cape Town are only available at early times of the morning. The station has an island platform, connected by a pedestrian bridge over the tracks. In normal operation, Platform 1 (the western platform) is used for trains travelling towards Cape Town, while Platform 2 (the eastern platform) is used for trains travelling towards Simon's Town. Notable places nearby * Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve * Tokai * Pollsmoor Prison Pollsmoor Prison, officially known as Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, is located in the Cape Town suburb of Tokai in South Africa. Pollsmoor is a maximum security pena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steenberg Estate
Steenberg Estate is the site of the oldest farm in Cape Town, located in the suburb of Constantia. Steenberg is translates as “Mountain of Stone” and is named for the nearby mountain range. The manor house and other buildings on the farm have been declared a national monument. The estate has been redeveloped as a hotel, vineyard and golf course. History Steenberg was established in 1682 by Catherina Ustings Ras, a German immigrant to the Dutch Cape Colony. Ras was granted a lease to cultivate the land by Simon van der Stel, then Governor of the Cape. She settled on the farm with her fifth husband, Matthys Michelse. The farm was named Swaaneweide, the “feeding place of the swans,” possibly in memory Ras’ hometown of Lubeck, on the Baltic East Coast of Germany. Ras was given the official deed to the farm in 1688 after Van Der Stel had founded Groot Constantia. Ras sold the farm in 1695 to Frederick Russouw, a prominent member of the Cape’s Citizen Council. Russouw pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |