When was stellenbosch founded

After the fire of the town was re-built, after most of the town burned down. A drawing by F. Schumacher dated shows the village grew very little in the preceding 50 years. A valuable map of surveyor W. F Hertzog shows faster development during this period. The town was destroyed in by the second fire to hit Stellenbosch and about forty houses were lost. The fire was found to have been arson traced back to a pair of slaves who were tried and publicly hanged.

Repairs started soon afterwards, however a new trend started moving away from the Cape Dutch thatched homes to Georgian Style double storey constructions. A third fire breaks out and leads to the break in tradition, with the majority of houses and buildings no longer thatched.

Although the first school in Stellenbosch was opened in , education began in earnest in with the building of the Seminary of the Dutch Reformed Church. Reverend J. Neethling, of the Dutch Reformed Church, was very involved in establishing Stellenbosch as an educational centre. He played a role in establishing Stellenbossche Gymnasium in In the Gymnasium and the College separated.

Buildings were traditionally constructed of available local materials and thatched roofs. The organic layout of the central core of Stellenbosch is an unusually successful town structure. Over centuries residents and visitors commented on the town and its surroundings. In the previous century, when cars became common, the town expanded vastly. The geographic expansion and rapid influx of people from diverse cultures present both challenges and dynamic opportunities.

He and his party camped for the night on a little island in the Eerste River. He named the place Stellenbosch, commemorating his own name and the wealth of natural vegetation growing there. He straightway decided that this beautiful valley called for settlement and within a year there were already a number of farmers in the Colony of Stellenbosch.

As early as there must have been a little school building, though the site is unknown. It was not until that the hamlet of Stellenbosch was formally demarcated in the instructions which Commissioner Baron van Rheede tot Drakensteyn issued in consultation with Simon van der Stel. A brief history of our town OUR VALUES In all of our work and engagements, we subscribe to the following values: Integrity: As servants of the public, we undertake to perform the functions and operations of the Municipality in an honest and ethical manner.

Accountability: As responsible public servants, we pledge to perform our duties in a manner that is open to oversight and public scrutiny. Transformation: We will tirelessly work at transforming our municipality, communities and broader society as custodians of hope through unlocking the endless possibilities our valley holds treasure.

Innovation: We will continuously review our systems, procedures and processes to make them more responsive to customer needs. Facilitate and co-ordinate social development. Engagement of traffic services and the ongoing implementation of road safety. Continually upgrading fire-fighting equipment. Biometrics security system for access control to municipal buildings. Character Leadership projects to be rolled out to communities. Bokhasi — Recycling of food waste. Here, in the fertile ground, food and wine were produced for the Cape colony and the ships stopping at the Cape of Good Hope while on the sea route to India.

That original wagon road is now known as Dorp Street. When you stay at Dorpstraat, take a moment to walk down Dorp Street and imagine what it must have looked like with nothing but dust, wagons and a thriving community of frontier settlers.

Today, Stellenbosch is still famous for its natural beauty, university, culture, and the world-class wines the area continues to produce.

The wonderful architecture of Dorp Street and Stellenbosch town is of immense historical value. Originally a small agricultural hamlet of white, lime-washed walls and thatched roofs, Stellenbosch suffered a devastating fire in that destroyed most of the town. Rising from the shes, however, the architecture you see today is representative of over years of changing local styles and building techniques.