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Claremont is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated six miles south of the city, and is one of the so-called "Southern Suburbs". It is an important commercial and residential area, which is currently experiencing significant growth and development. ==History== Until the arrival of Dutch colonists in 1652, the uncultivated veld of the Cape Peninsula was used by the nomadic Khoisan to grazed their cattle. The Dutch established an outpost on the shore of Table Bay, and in 1657 they established a number of farms south of the outpost. The most southerly of those original farms, named ''Louwvliet'' and ''Questenburg'', are today covered by the suburbs of Claremont and Newlands. The area was agricultural for about 150 years. Other estates that were established included ''Veldhuyzen'' in 1676, ''Stellenberg'' in 1697, ''Weltevreden'' (originally part of Stellenberg) in 1730, ''Sans Souci'' (originally part of Questenburg) in 1786, and ''The Vineyard'' in 1798. They produced grain and grapes, and some farmers made wine. After the colony had been taken over by the British in 1814, the area gradually changed its character. British settlers and officials bought the farms, renamed some of them, and turned them into country residences. Weltevreden was subdivided in 1822, and it was a portion of it that was later to be renamed ''Claremont''. The distinguished British astronomer Sir John Herschel put the area on the map by living at Feldhausen (formerly Veldhuyzen) from 1834 to 1838. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Claremont, Cape Town」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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