De Hollandsche Molen, South Africa Explained

De Hollandsche Molen
Pushpin Map:South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-33.8583°N 19.0383°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Western Cape
Subdivision Name2:Cape Winelands
Subdivision Name3:Stellenbosch
Population Total:192
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1937
Demographics Type1:Ethnicities (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:White
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Title3:Black African
Demographics Type2:First Languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info1:66.2%
Demographics2 Info2:33.9%
Demographics1 Info1:95.8%
Demographics1 Info2:3.1%
Demographics1 Info3:1.0%

De Hollandsche Molen is a small resort town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. The settlement is situated next to the Wemmershoek River about 2 km north of Wemmershoek and about 9 km north-west of Franschhoek.[1]

History

The history of the town started in the early 1900s when the Diepering family from the Netherlands purchased the piece of land where the settlement stands today.[2] The settlement was officially established in 1937.[3] The Du Plooy family purchased the resort in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Firth . Adrian . 2011 . Main Place De Hollandsche in 2011 Census .
  2. Web site: Franschhoek: De Hollandsche Molen . 30 March 2024.
  3. Web site: De Hollandsche Molen Website . 30 March 2024.