Helderberg

Helderberg

Helderberg is a wine-producing area in the Western Cape of South Africa.

Originally known as the 'Hottentots-Holland' area, it was renamed 'Helderberg' by the City of Cape Town following concerns about possible racist connotations in the name. However, many people who live there still refer to it by its former name.

The Helderberg consists of Somerset West, Strand, Gordons Bay and a few other towns, and the district takes its name from the imposing Helderberg Mountain, which is Afrikaans for "clear mountain", and culminates at a height of 1137m as The Dome.

External links

* [http://www.helderberg.org The Helderberg website]
* [http://www.swest.info/ "The dedicated Somerset West info site"]
* [http://www.hb.co.za Helderberg community website]
* [http://www.hb.co.za/HelderbergJobs/modules/jobs Helderberg Jobs]


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