Mostert’s Mill
Mostert's Mill is a historic windmill in Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa. It was built in 1796 and is the oldest surviving complete windmill in South Africa.Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Irma Stern Museum and Rhodes Memorial.
Irma Stern Museum
Museum
Photo: Axxter99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Irma Stern Museum was a South African museum dedicated to the life and work of Irma Stern and the artists associated with her. Irma Stern Museum is situated 310 metres east of Mostert’s Mill.
Rhodes Memorial
Photo: Glassbottle, Public domain.
The Rhodes Memorial is a large monument in the style of an ancient Greek temple on Devil's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa, situated close to Table Mountain. Rhodes Memorial is situated 670 metres west of Mostert’s Mill.
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 680 metres southeast of Mostert’s Mill.
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
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Observatory
Suburb
Observatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, colloquially known as Obs. Bordered by Mowbray to the south and Salt River to the northwest, the area is best known as a student neighbourhood associated with the nearby University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital.
Mostert’s Mill
- Type: Windmill
- Description: former windmill in Africa
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.95212° or 33° 57′ 8″ southLongitude
18.46619° or 18° 27′ 58″ eastOpen location code
4FRW2FX8+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 934140141OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmillWikidata ID
Q6916927
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Thai—“Mostert’s Mill” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Mostert se meul”
- Arabic: “طاحونة موسترت”
- Catalan: “Molí de Mostert”
- Chinese: “莫斯特磨坊”
- Chinese: “莫斯特風車”
- Dutch: “Mosterts molen”
- French: “Moulin de Mostert”
- German: “Mostert se Meul”
- German: “Mostert’s Mill”
- Persian: “آسیاب بادی موسترت”
- Portuguese: “Moinho de Mostert”
- Russian: “Moinho de Mostert”
- Thai: “กังหันลมมอร์สเติร์ต”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include De Meule and Mowbray Bowling Club.
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