Kraaifontein

In 1869 sub-division of farm land started in the area. A railway station was formed in 1876 called "Kraaifontein Junction", followed by formal town development in 1877. The first school was established on 20 January 1908. The Dutch Reformed Church was founded in 1948. In the same year Kraaifontein got its own local authority. In 1954 the "Volkskerk van Afrika (Translated- The nation's church of Africa)" was founded with BJE Appollis being the first preacher. On 16 September 1957, it became a municipality under the first mayor, JP Rossouw.[3][4][5]

It is located in the Cape Town's northern suburbs and flanks the N1 towards Paarl and Worcester to the east. It comprises several residential areas, namely Windsor Park, Scottsville, Peerless Park, Eikendal, Scottsdene, Bloekombos, Wallacedene, Belmont Park, Bonny Brook, and Uitzicht. Libraries are funded and owned by the City of Cape Town Metropolitan municipality. These libraries are Kraaifontein Public Library, Scottsdene Public Library, and Eikendal Public Library. High Schools in the area are Monument Park, Eben Dönges, Bloekombos, Masibambane Secondary School, Simonsberg Primary School [6] Scottsdene High School, Scottsville High School and Bernadino Heights High School.

Kraaifontein, encompassing the areas of Bernardino Heights, Scottsdene, Scottsville, Wallacedene, Eikendal and Bloekombos, was once a separate municipality before the restructuring of all South African municipalities during the late 90s. These areas, however, are listed as separate suburbs by the City of Cape Town for planning and statistical purposes.[7] Forming part of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, it is located in its Subcouncil 2 Area, Bergdal.[8]

Located on the north-eastern outskirts of the Greater Cape Town metropolis and at the gateway to the Cape Winelands, Kraaifontein is situated halfway between Cape Town and Paarl being approximately 31 km north-east of Cape Town and 29 km south-west of Paarl along the N1 highway.[9][10] The town is flanked by Durbanville to the north-west and Brackenfell to the west.

The Kraaifontein municipal council assumed a coat of arms, registered it with the Cape Provincial Administration in June 1964,[11] had it granted by the provincial administrator in March 1967,[12] and registered it at the Bureau of Heraldry in September 1969.[13] The arms, designed by Schalk Pienaar, were: Argent, a chevron Gules between in chief two heraldic fountains and in base a bunch of grapes leaved proper (in layman's terms: a silver shield displaying, from top to bottom, two discs divided into wavy white and blue stripes, a red chevron, and a bunch of grapes). The crest was a parson-crow, and the motto Non auro sed virtute. Together the crow (kraai) and the fountains (fonteine) were a pun on the name of the town.

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