Rondebosch Common
Rondebosch Common is an open common of about 40 hectares in Rondebosch, Cape Town in South Africa. A common is defined as "a piece of open land for public use, esp. in a village or town".Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Rosebank railway station.
Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
Hospital
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Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa was opened in 1956 through public subscription as a memorial to soldiers lost in the Second World War. Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital is situated 570 metres east of Rondebosch Common.
Rosebank railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Southern Line is a commuter rail line operated by Metrorail Western Cape, connecting Cape Town station in central Cape Town, South Africa with the Southern Suburbs and the towns on the west coast of False Bay, terminating in Simon's Town. Rosebank railway station is situated 1 km west of Rondebosch Common.
Baxter Theatre Centre
Theater building
The Baxter Theatre Centre is a performing arts complex in Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa. The Baxter, as it is often referred to, is part of the University of Cape Town. It is a popular venue for theatre performers and artists in the Western Cape. Baxter Theatre Centre is situated 1¼ km west of Rondebosch Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosebank and Mowbray.
Rosebank
Suburb
Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosebank is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, located between the suburbs of Mowbray and Rondebosch.
Mowbray
Suburb
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Mowbray is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa and lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak. Mowbray is at a junction of several major Cape Town freeways and has an important multi-modal public transport interchange at Mowbray railway station.
Rondebosch
Suburb
Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is primarily a residential suburb, with shopping and business districts as well as the main campus of the University of Cape Town.
Rondebosch Common
- Type: Common land
- Description: conservation area in Cape Town
- Categories: protected area, recreation area, and shrubland
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.9554° or 33° 57′ 19″ southLongitude
18.48266° or 18° 28′ 58″ eastOpen location code
4FRW2FVM+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 32446034OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=commonOpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrubWikidata ID
Q7365535
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Rondebosch Common” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Rondebosch Meent”
- Afrikaans: “Rondebosch-meent”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Field B.
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