Helderberg

Helderberg
Helderberg Mountain seen more or less from the west
Helderberg Mountain seen more or less from the west
Helderberg is located in Western Cape
Helderberg
Helderberg
Helderberg is located in South Africa
Helderberg
Helderberg
Coordinates: 34°5′00″S 18°55′00″E / 34.08333°S 18.91667°E / -34.08333; 18.91667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7130
PO box
7135

Helderberg refers to a planning district of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality, the mountain after which it is named, a wine-producing area in the Western Cape province of South Africa, or a small census area in Somerset West.

Originally known as the "Hottentots-Holland" area, it was renamed "Helderberg" by the City of Cape Town following concerns about possible racist connotations in the name (see Hottentot). However, many people who live there still refer to it by its former name.

The Helderberg consists of Somerset West, Strand, Gordons Bay, Macassar and a few other towns. The district takes its name from the mountain of the same name, which is Afrikaans for "clear mountain", referring to the way in which the western side of the mountain is illuminated in the evenings,[citation needed] and which culminates at a height of 1137 m at The Dome.

View of Helderberg
Helderberg at night