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 4 km northwest of Bloemendal.

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 2½ km southeast of Bloemendal.

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 Bloemendal.

Languedoc

Suburb

Languedoc is a settlement in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Languedoc is situated 9 km south of Bloemendal.

Bloemendal

Type: Farm
Categories: locality and agriculture
Location: Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.8239° or 33° 49′ 26″ south

Longitude

18.93806° or 18° 56′ 17″ east

Elevation

169 metres (554 feet)

Open location code

4FRW5WGQ+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12430675629

OpenStreetMap feature

place=farm

GeoNames ID

3369937

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