Brackenfell, Cape Town
Encyclopedia
Brackenfell is a northern suburb of Cape Town
situated within the Western Cape
province of South Africa
at the gateway to the winelands. The local government services are provided by the City of Cape Town
Municipality. In Brackenfell can be found a variety of property situated on the foothills of Cape Town
.
The Bracken Nature Reserve, situated in the Ruwari suburban area, was once a quarry site and was later declared a nature nature reserve after some negotiations between the Cape Town City Council and the Stellenbosch Divisional Council.
Brackenfell offers schools, shopping malls and medical services, and many different sporting facilities. Brackenfell has several major access roads including the N1, R300, Old Paarl Road and Bottelary Road.
The suburb is bordered by Kraaifontein
in the northeast, Kuilsrivier in the southwest and Durbanville in the northwest.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
situated within the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
at the gateway to the winelands. The local government services are provided by the City of Cape Town
City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of 2007, it had a population of 3,497,097....
Municipality. In Brackenfell can be found a variety of property situated on the foothills of Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
.
The Bracken Nature Reserve, situated in the Ruwari suburban area, was once a quarry site and was later declared a nature nature reserve after some negotiations between the Cape Town City Council and the Stellenbosch Divisional Council.
Brackenfell offers schools, shopping malls and medical services, and many different sporting facilities. Brackenfell has several major access roads including the N1, R300, Old Paarl Road and Bottelary Road.
The suburb is bordered by Kraaifontein
Kraaifontein
Kraaifontein is a suburb of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.It is located in the city's northern suburbs and flanks the N1 Highway towards Paarl and Worcester to the north and south...
in the northeast, Kuilsrivier in the southwest and Durbanville in the northwest.
History
The suburb of Brackenfell has been established in 1913 (the name “Bracken” refers to an indigenous fern). Brackenfell used to be a major road crossing during the earlier days of Cape Town, but today it is a well-known suburb located behind the 'boerewors curtain', which is a local colloquial term meaning an invisible curtain that basically divides the city's English and Afrikaans speaking people.Schools
- Bastion Primary School
- Brackenfell Primary School
- Brackenfell High School
- Paarl School
Suburban Areas
- Aruana (Residential)
- Brackenfell Industria (Industrial)
- Brackenfell North (Residential)
- Bracken Heights (Residential)
- Cape Gate (Residential)
- De Tuin (Residential)
- Edenpark (Residential)
- Everite (Industrial)
- Ferndale (Residential)
- Morgenster (Residential)
- Morgenster Hoogtes (Residential)
- Protea Heights (Residential)
- Protea Village (Residential)
- Ruwari (Residential)
- Sonkring (Residential)
- Springbokpark (Residential)
- Vredekloof (Residential)
- Vredekloof Heights (Residential)
- Vredekloof Rand (Residential)
- Welgeleë (Residential)
Trivia
- Currently, Brackenfell (together with KraaifonteinKraaifonteinKraaifontein is a suburb of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.It is located in the city's northern suburbs and flanks the N1 Highway towards Paarl and Worcester to the north and south...
) uses the prefix "CFR-" in their registered motor vehiclesVehicle registration plates of South AfricaSouth African number plates are unique in each of the provinces. Each province has their own number plate design and colours, as well as numbering scheme.-Material, shapes and availability:...
(since approximately 2000 the prefix "CF-" which was formerly been allocated to GrahamstownGrahamstownGrahamstown is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and is the seat of the Makana municipality. The population of greater Grahamstown, as of 2003, was 124,758. The population of the surrounding areas, including the actual city was 41,799 of which 77.4% were black,...
has also been allocated to these suburbs)