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Strand, Western Cape Founded: 1897

Originally called Somerset Strand. Proclaimed a municipality in 1897. Its boundaries were almost the same as those of the old farm Vlooibaai. List of references: De Kock, Faure . 1996. Die Strand en sy Mense, 1896 - 1996. Strand: Munisipaliteit Strand. pp All Heap, Peggy. 1970. The Story of Hottentots Holland : Social History of Somerset West, The Strand, Gordons Bay and Sir Lowry Pass over three centuries. Cape Town: Balkema. pp 133-145 Maeder, GA & Zinn, C. 1917. Ons kerk album van Hollandsche kerken en leeraren. Capetown: Cape Times. pp 51 Pienaar, Danie . 2024. History of the Strand in South Africa. Cape Town: Turksvy Publikasies. pp All Rhoda, Ebrahim . 2012. From slavery to citizenship : a walk through the history of a Strand community. Gatesville, Cape Town: Privately published. pp All List of structures: Beach Pavilion: 1914 : 1929 : 1990. Blake's Boarding House - Private Hotel: n.d.. Blinkwater Flats: 1963. Hotel Da Gama: n.d.. Hotel Metropole: pre-1906. Hotel Metropole: n.d.. Javia Masjid: 1870. Jetty: 1934. Marine Hotel: n.d.. Market Building: 1905. Melkbaai Private Hotel: pre 1952. Methodist Church: 1905. National Hotel: n.d.. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1930. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Strand-Noord: 1962. Nurul Anwar Mosque: 1950s. Shoe Factory: pre 1954. Somerset Strand Hotel for DP Rossouw: 1892. South African Legion House: c.1920. St Andrew's Anglican Church: 1926. Town Hall: pre-1908. Victoria Hotel: n.d.. Volkskas Bank - now ABSA: 1954. Weaving Factory: pre 1954. White House Hotel: 1896.