Stellenbosch and surroundings. Flashcards
1
Q
Stellenbosch is the ………….. oldest town in South Africa
A
Second
2
Q
The river that the guides follow is the ……….?
A
Eerste Rivier( First River)
3
Q
Who was the founder Stellenbosch?
A
Simon van der Stel
4
Q
Stellenbosch was how many days horse ride away from the castle at the cape, to Paarl, Franschhoek, etc?
A
One day
5
Q
When a new ship weighed anchor in the bay, a series of cannons would be fired in order to alert the farms to their arrival.
The farms were only allowed to sell their produce to the ships how many days after its arrival?
A
Three
6
Q
A heritage developed of this firing of the cannons in the noon day so that every day at what time?
Cape Townians can hear the gun being fired from signal hill.
A
12:00
