Simondium

Simondium

Church in Simondium
Simondium

 Simondium shown within Western Cape

Coordinates: 33°51′04″S 18°57′58″E / 33.851°S 18.966°E / -33.851; 18.966Coordinates: 33°51′04″S 18°57′58″E / 33.851°S 18.966°E / -33.851; 18.966
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District Cape Winelands
Municipality Drakenstein
PO box 7670

Simondium is a hamlet 8 km south of Paarl in South Africa. It was named after Pierre Simond (1651-1713), Huguenot minister at the Cape.[1]

References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 405. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

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