Brackenfell

Template:Infobox South African town 2011 Brackenfell is a northern suburb of Cape Town situated within the Western Cape province of South Africa at the gateway to the winelands. The local government services are provided by the City of Cape Town Municipality. In Brackenfell can be found a variety of property situated on the foothills of Cape Town.

The Bracken Nature Reserve, situated in the Ruwari suburban area, was once a quarry site and was later declared a nature reserve after some negotiations between the Cape Town City Council and the Stellenbosch Divisional Council.

Brackenfell offers schools, shopping malls and medical services, and many different sporting facilities. Brackenfell has several major access roads including the N1, R300, Old Paarl Road and Bottelary Road.

The suburb is bordered by Kraaifontein in the northeast, Kuilsrivier in the southwest and Durbanville in the northwest.

History

The suburb of Brackenfell has been established in 1913 (the name "Bracken" refers to an indigenous fern). Brackenfell used to be a major road crossing during the earlier days of Cape Town, but today it is a well-known suburb located behind the 'boerewors curtain', which is a local colloquial term meaning an invisible curtain that basically divides the city's English and Afrikaans speaking people.

Schools

Bastion Primary School
Brackenfell Primary School
Brackenfell High School
Brooklands Primary School
Curro (Private Primary School)
Curro Castle (Private Nursery / Pre-Primary School)
Northpine Primary School
Northpine Technical High School
Paarl School
Protea Heights Academy (High School)
Destinatus Private School

Suburban Areas

Arauna (Residential)
Brackenfell Industria (Industrial)
Brackenfell North (Residential)
Bracken Heights (Residential)
Burgundy (Residential)
Cape Gate (Residential)
De Oude Spruit (Residential)
De Tuin (Residential)
Edenpark (Residential)
Everite (Industrial)
Ferndale (Residential)
Morgenster (Residential)
Morgenster Hoogtes (Residential)
Northpine (Residential)
Normande (Residential)
Protea Heights (Residential)
Protea Village (Residential)
Ruwari (Residential)
Sonkring (Residential)
Springbokpark (Residential)
Vredekloof (Residential)
Vredekloof Heights (Residential)
Vredekloof Rand (Residential)
Welgeleë (Residential)

Coat of arms

Brackenfell was a municipality from 1970 to 1996. In November 1971, the council registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry.^[1]

The arms, designed by Cornelis Pama, were : Per chevron embowed Or and Vert, three shot balls counterchanged, i.e. a shield divided by a curved chevron-shaped line into gold and green, with two green balls at the top and a golden ball at the bottom. The crest was three ferns, and the motto Tenax in fide.

Trivia

Currently, Brackenfell (together with Kuilsriver) uses the prefix "CFR-" in their registered motor vehicles (since approximately 2000 the prefix "CF-" which had formerly been allocated to Grahamstown has also been allocated to these suburbs)

References

^ http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za

[boh-1] ttp://www.national.archsrch.gov.za

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