Groot Simons Vlei
Groot Simons Vlei is a farm in Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape. Groot Simons Vlei is situated nearby to the suburb Suider-Paarl, as well as near the village Simondium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Drakenstein Lion Park and Afrikaans Language Monument.
Drakenstein Lion Park
Zoo
Drakenstein Lion Park is a zoological park in Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1998 to keep lions which could not be rehabilitated into the wilderness, and was meant to replace the now-defunct Tygerberg Zoo, which housed possible descendants of the Cape lion, amongst other animals. Drakenstein Lion Park is situated 2½ km west of Groot Simons Vlei.
Afrikaans Language Monument
Monument
Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY 2.5.
The Afrikaans Language Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially opened on 10 October 1975, it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch. Afrikaans Language Monument is situated 4 km north of Groot Simons Vlei.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simondium and Klapmuts.
Simondium
Village
Simondium is a hamlet 8 kilometres south of Paarl in western South Africa. It was named after Pierre Simond, Huguenot minister at the Cape. Simondium is situated 4½ km southeast of Groot Simons Vlei.
Klapmuts
Village
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0.
Klapmuts is the name of both a hill, and a town which formed at its foot. They are located in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Klapmuts is situated 7 km west of Groot Simons Vlei.
Paarl
Photo: Tim Parkinson, CC BY 2.0.
Paarl is the third-oldest town in South Africa and is approximately 60 km to the north-west of Cape Town. It is famous for having one of the world's largest rock outcrops.
Groot Simons Vlei
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.80108° or 33° 48′ 4″ southLongitude
18.9408° or 18° 56′ 27″ eastElevation
162 metres (531 feet)Open location code
4FRW5WXR+H8GeoNames ID
3367198
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