Heidelberg

Heidelberg is a suburb in Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape. Heidelberg is situated nearby to the suburb Helena Heights, as well as near Bellaire.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Helderberg College of Higher Education and Helderberg Nature Reserve.

Helderberg College of Higher Education

College

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Helderberg College of Higher Education is a private higher education institution situated in Somerset West, South Africa, about thirty minutes from Cape Town.

Helderberg Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0.

Helderberg Nature Reserve is a 398-hectare nature reserve in Somerset West, South Africa. This nature reserve is located on the southern slopes of the Helderberg mountains. Helderberg Nature Reserve is situated 4 km east of Heidelberg.

Parel Vallei High School is a co-ed high school located in Parel Vallei, a suburb of Somerset West, which is in the Western Cape, South Africa. Pupils attending the school are from the surrounding towns, such as Somerset West and Strand, as well as areas further away, such as Grabouw. Parel Vallei High School is situated 3 km southeast of Heidelberg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parel Vallei and Somerset West.

Parel Vallei

Suburb

Parel Vallei is an affluent suburb of Somerset West in the Western Cape, South Africa. There is a high school situated in the suburb known as Parel Vallei High School. Parel Vallei is situated 2½ km southeast of Heidelberg.

Somerset West

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Somerset West is a city in the Cape Winelands in the Western Cape region of South Africa. It is a suburb of the metropole of greater Cape Town, and is administrated by the City Council of Cape Town.

Firgrove

Suburb

Firgrove is a small town located 39 kilometres south-east of Cape Town and 7 kilometres west of Somerset West in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Firgrove is situated 4½ km west of Heidelberg.

Heidelberg

Type: Suburb
Also known as: “Helderberg” and “Helderberg College”
Category: locality
Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-34.04944° or 34° 2′ 58″ south

Longitude

18.83444° or 18° 50′ 4″ east

Elevation

156 metres (512 feet)

United Nations Location Code

ZA HEL

Open location code

4FQWXR2M+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 262720506

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

3366920

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Heidelberg” goes by many names.

French: “Heidelberg”
German: “Heidelberg”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Harewood Park and Peter Wessels Library.

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