Liesbeek River
The Liesbeek River is a river in Cape Town in South Africa. It is named after a small river in the Netherlands. The first "free burghers" of the Dutch East India Company were granted land to farm along the river in 1657, shortly after the first Dutch settlers arrived in the Cape.
- Stream
- …is also known as “Liesbeekrivier”
- Description: river in Cape Town, South Africa
Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal Observatory and De Nieuwe Molen.
Royal Observatory
The Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, is a former scientific institution in South Africa.
AFDA
College
AFDA is a South African private tertiary education…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Observatory and Ndabeni.
Observatory
Suburb
Observatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, colloquially known as Obs.
Salt River
Salt River is a suburb of Cape Town, located near Table Bay, to the east of Cape Town CBD.
Liesbeek River
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Latitude
-33.93013° or 33° 55′ 49″ south
Longitude
18.47803° or 18° 28′ 41″ east
Open location code
4FRW3F9H+W6
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Liesbeek River” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Liesbeek”
- Bulgarian: “Лиесбек”
- Cebuano: “Liesbeek”
- Chinese: “里斯貝克河”
- Irish: “Abhainn Liesbeek”
- Italian: “Liesbeek”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Liesbeek”
- Portuguese: “Rio Liesbeek”
- Somali: “Webiga Liesbeek”
- Welsh: “Afon Liesbeek”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Garden Village and Paarden Eiland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Varsvlei and Pinelands.
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