Connections
Dutch East India Company (DEIC)/VOC
24 PLACES
- Tulbagh, Western CapeThe valley is perhaps best known for its production of some of the country’s finest wines…
- PortervilleBefore the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by San and Khoikhoi peoples. In…
- ConstantiaThe Former estate in the magisterial district of Wynberg, 15 miles (24 km) by road from…
- Botswana30 September 1966, Bechuanaland (now Botswana) gains independence https://www…
- !Khwa Nature Reserve, YzerfonteinSan people are members of various Khoe, Tuu, or Kx'a-speaking indigenous hunter-gatherer…
- SwellendamFounded in 1743 by the Dutch East India Company, it was named after the Cape Governor,…
- Wagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town Ruins under Golden Acre are of Wagenaer's Reservoir. These Reservoirs' Date Back to 1652…
- Huguenot Memorial Museum, FranschhoekThe story of the Huguenot Memorial Museum is quite fascinating, and lends the building…
- Stellenbosch, Western CapeThis Historic Town, is a living museum with a vibrant street Culture. A variety of soils…
- Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, Cape TownParliament plays a direct and active role in National affairs. The Government has…
- Statue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's GardensThe Statue of Cecil Rhodes was erected at Company’s Garden in Cape Town in 1908. It…
- University of Cape TownThe University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest University, and is one of…
- Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town It started off with a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task…
- Amsterdam Flats, Region in the Eastern CapeRegion between the Swartkops and Coega Rivers near Port Elizabeth. Named after a Dutch…
- Albany, Eastern CapeSome Inqua had sought shelter in the South around the Suurveld- seasonal sour Grassland…
- Agterwitsenbergkom a Mountain Region in the Route 62, Cape WinelandsWitzenberg is nestled in the Cape Winelands District on Route 62, consisting of : Ceres;…
- Dutch Reformed Church, RustenbergConstruction of this church started in 1898 and completion of the building were delayed…
- Old Drostdy Museum, Rawson Street, PearstonIt was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. This…
- Welgelegen Homestead, next to Mosterts MillIn 1657 the VoC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain to a number of free burghers…
- Castle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape TownWhen the Dutch first landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van…
- Signal HillIndeed, the City was widely renowned as "The Tavern of the Seas". There were no…
- Company Gardens in Cape TownThe tree-lined avenue, with its benches and resident squirrels, forms a pathway between…
- ParowParow was a residential suburb of Cape Town, located some 16km from the city centre. It…
- Cape Province- 'Province of Good Hope' or previously the- Cape ColonyThe Cape Provinces official name was: 'The Province of the Cape of Good Hope', but is…