An aerial view of the Tygerberg hills and the suburbs of
Panorama and Welgemoed surrounding the hill, with the
N1 highway being clearly visible in this photograph.
Tygerberg is a district in the
northern suburbs of
Cape Town in
South Africa. It is also the name of the range of hills in the area. The main Tygerberg farms were Pampoenkraal (became
Durbanville),
Stellenburgh (became part of
Bellville),
Evertsdal (today Bellville), De Grendel (today
Parow), Lebenstijn (part of Bellville),
Blommensteijn (incorporated into Bellville), Door de Kraal (incorporated into Bellville), Vissershok (which has no more farming as it became a quarry with mining activities) and Clara Anna Fontein. It also contains the Tygerberg Nature Reserve.[1]
Tygerberg is host to the
Tygerberg Hospital.[2] The hospital is the centre for the Medicine and Health Sciences faculty of
Stellenbosch University. (Afrikaans: Universiteit Stellenbosch)[3]
An aerial view of the Tygerberg hills and the suburbs of
Panorama and Welgemoed surrounding the hill, with the
N1 highway being clearly visible in this photograph.
Tygerberg is a district in the
northern suburbs of
Cape Town in
South Africa. It is also the name of the range of hills in the area. The main Tygerberg farms were Pampoenkraal (became
Durbanville),
Stellenburgh (became part of
Bellville),
Evertsdal (today Bellville), De Grendel (today
Parow), Lebenstijn (part of Bellville),
Blommensteijn (incorporated into Bellville), Door de Kraal (incorporated into Bellville), Vissershok (which has no more farming as it became a quarry with mining activities) and Clara Anna Fontein. It also contains the Tygerberg Nature Reserve.[1]
Tygerberg is host to the
Tygerberg Hospital.[2] The hospital is the centre for the Medicine and Health Sciences faculty of
Stellenbosch University. (Afrikaans: Universiteit Stellenbosch)[3]