Retreat is a suburb in
Cape Town
Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
.
Geography
Retreat is bordered by Steenberg and
Lavender Hill
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Route
It starts at the southern tip of the County Hall roundabout where the A302 road, A302 Westminster Bridge, York ...
to the south,
Tokai,
Bergvliet and Kirstenhof to the West and
Heathfield to the north. Retreat railway station is on the main line from
Cape Town
Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest ...
to
Simon's Town
Simon's Town (), sometimes spelled Simonstown, is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is home to Naval Base Simon's Town, the South African Navy's largest base. It is located on the shores of Simon's Bay in False Bay, on the eastern s ...
.
Main Road (which runs from Central Cape Town through to
Simon's Town
Simon's Town (), sometimes spelled Simonstown, is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is home to Naval Base Simon's Town, the South African Navy's largest base. It is located on the shores of Simon's Bay in False Bay, on the eastern s ...
) runs along the west of Retreat.
History
The suburb of Retreat in Cape Town was so named because the Dutch retreated to that area when they were losing the
Battle of Muizenberg. The Dutch landed there after the Retreat and declared the area to be 'Terugtrekking van de nederlandse 1795' or in English, Retreat of the Netherlands 1795. The signage with 'Terugtrekking van de nederlandse 1795' written on it can be found at a Museum in Cape Town, South Africa.
Notable people
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Roegchanda Pascoe, activist.
*
Jonathan Jansen, academic and former rector of the University of the Free State.
References
{{Cape Town suburbs
Suburbs of Cape Town