Simondium

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Simondium
Church in Simondium
Simondium Simondium shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 33°51′04″S 18°57′58″E / 33.851°S 18.966°E / -33.851; 18.966Coordinates: 33°51′04″S 18°57′58″E / 33.851°S 18.966°E / -33.851; 18.966
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Cape Winelands
Municipality	Drakenstein
PO box	7670

Simondium is a hamlet 8 km south of Paarl. It was named after Pierre Simond (1651-1713), Huguenot minister at the Cape.^[1]

References

↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 405. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape

District seat: Stellenbosch

Witzenberg	Ceres Dwarsrivier Op-die-Berg Prince Alfred Hamlet Tulbagh Wolseley

Drakenstein	Gouda Paarl Saron Simondium Wellington

Stellenbosch	Franschhoek Jamestown Kayamandi Klapmuts Kylemore Languedoc Pniel Robertsvlei Rozendal Stellenbosch Wemmershoek

Breede Valley	De Doorns Rawsonville Touws River Worcester

Langeberg	Ashton Bonnievale McGregor Montagu Robertson

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