Bellville, Western Cape

Bellville, Western Cape

Bellville is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa; it is now part of the greater Cape Town metropolitan area. It falls within the area of the City of Cape Town municipality.

Originally called "12 Mile Stone" (Afr: "12-Myl-Pos"), since it is located 12 miles (20 km) from Cape Town city centre, it was originally founded as a railway station on the line from Cape Town to Stellenbosch and Strand. In 1861 it was renamed Bellville, after the surveyor general Charles Bell. The city is located in the northern suburbs of the greater Cape Town area. It is very central, situated close to the airport, various golf courses, wine routes and shopping complexes. The Karl Bremer Hospital functioned as the Academic Hospital for the University of Stellenbosch Medical School and the new Tygerberg Hospital now houses the medical school. The University of the Western Cape is also situated in Bellville.

Situated in Bellville, the Tyger Valley shopping centre is a sprawling mall with a huge variety of shops, boutiques and recreational facilities. The High Street shopping complex just off Durban Road has its own theatre. Adjacent to Durban Road lies Edward Street, filled with popular nightclubs, bars and restaurants catering generally for nightlife entertainment. The Mayibuye Centre, which houses a collection of material from South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, is worth a visit because most of the collection pieces were originally banned.

In May 2007, Meg Ryan and William H. Macy completed the last day of principal photography for their new movie, "The Deal", at the Bellville Civic Centre.

Popular South African bands Fokofpolisiekar, Foto Na Dans, aKING and Van Coke Kartel are from Bellville.

ee also

* Queen Rania of Jordan visited the Tygerberg Hospital in 2006
*Belhar Secondary School
* [http://www.bellville.org.za The Bellville Website]

External links

* [http://www.uwc.ac.za/ University of the Western Cape]
* [http://www.tygervalley.co.za/ Tyger Valley]


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