De Hollandsche Molen, South Africa

{{Infobox settlement

| name = De Hollandsche Molen

| image_skyline = 12 0234-35 - Cape winelands.jpg

| image_caption = The surrounding area, looking towards De Hollandsche Molen.

| pushpin_map = South Africa Western Cape#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|33|51|30|S|19|02|18|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| 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.{{Cite web |last=Firth |first=Adrian |date=2011 |title=Main Place De Hollandsche in 2011 Census |url=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/167004}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Franschhoek: De Hollandsche Molen |url=https://franschhoek.org.za/accommodations/de-hollandsche-molen/ |access-date=30 March 2024}} The settlement was officially established in 1937.{{Cite web |title=De Hollandsche Molen Website |url=https://dehollandschemolen.co.za/ |access-date=30 March 2024}}It was then purchased by the Robinson family in 1980.The Du Plooy family purchased the resort in 1988.

References

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{{Cape Winelands District Municipality}}

Category:Populated places in the Stellenbosch Local Municipality