Vredehoek (

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: "corner of peace" or "peace corner") is a suburb of

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located in the

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, on the slopes of

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, between

Devil's Peak Estate Devil's Peak Estate is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa in the area known as the City Bowl. It is sandwiched between Vredehoek and Zonnebloem on the slopes of Devil's Peak. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 1,859 residents i ...

and

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. The suburb was proclaimed after the first world war and immigrants from many European countries settled here after peace was declared. It is popular among dual income households yet to have children, and the suburb has been going through an urban revival as older blocks of flats are being replaced with high-quality apartments. The area has an established

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community known as DPV, which includes the adjacent suburb of

. There are a series of community amenities such as parks, restaurants, cafes, a library and access to walking trails on the

for the public in Vredehoek. For grocery shopping most people will visit the Gardens Centre Shopping Mall in neighbouring suburb of Gardens or the Kwikspar on Derry street.

See also