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The area known today as Cape Town has no written history before it was first mentioned by Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias in 1488. The German anthropologist Theophilus Hahn recorded that the original name of the area was 'ǁHui ǃGais' – a toponym in the indigenous Khoe language meaning "where clouds gather."
Cape Town [b] is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. [24] Cape Town is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. [25] The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.
Wellington-Cape Town railway begins operating. [9] Harbor works begun. [3] Public Library building constructed. [4] Telegraph begins operating (Simon's Town – Cape Town). [9] Cape Town High School was founded. 1861 Bellvile was founded; first Railway station built. 1863 Horsecar trams begin operating. Grey Library opens. [24] 1864 ...
The coat of arms of the city of Cape Town is based on the van Riebeeck family coat of arms. [17] Many South African towns and villages have streets named after him. Riebeek-Kasteel is one of the oldest towns in South Africa, situated 75 km from Cape Town in the Riebeek Valley together with its sister town Riebeek West. [18]
Bredasdorp – Michiel van Breda, later first Mayor of Cape Town [1] Caledon – 2nd Earl of Caledon; Calitzdorp – Calitz family [1] Camps Bay (Cape Town) – Friedrich von Kamptz; Clanwilliam – 1st Earl of Clanwilliam [1] Darling – Charles Henry Darling, lieutenant-governor of Cape Colony; Durbanville – Sir Benjamin d'Urban
van der Westhuizen (also known as van der Westhuisen, van der Westhysen) is a common Afrikaans surname of Dutch/Flemish origin. The largest number of van der Westhuizens can be found in Africa, but because of immigration large numbers of van der Westhuizens can also be found in Argentina, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.
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Cape Town first received local self-government in 1839, with the promulgation of a municipal ordinance by the government of the Cape Colony. [4] When it was created, the Cape Town municipality governed only the central part of the city known as the City Bowl, and as the city expanded, new suburbs became new municipalities, until by 1902 there were 10 separate municipalities in the Cape ...