De Hollandsche Molen, South Africa
De Hollandsche Molen is a small resort town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. The settlement is situated next to the Wemmershoek River about 2 km north of Wemmershoek and about 9 km north-west of Franschhoek.[1]
Place in Western Cape, South Africa
33°51′30″S 19°02′18″E / 33.85833°S 19.03833°E / -33.85833; 19.03833History
The history of the town started in the early 1900s when the Diepering family from the Netherlands purchased the piece of land where the settlement stands today.[2] The settlement was officially established in 1937.[3] The Du Plooy family purchased the resort in 1988.
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Municipalities and communities of Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape
District seat: Stellenbosch
- De Hollandsche Molen
- Franschhoek
- Jamestown
- Kayamandi
- Klapmuts
- Kylemore
- Languedoc
- Pniel
- Robertsvlei
- Rozendal
- Stellenbosch
- Wemmershoek
- De Doorns
- Rawsonville
- Touws River
- Worcester