Eversdal, Bellville
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Eversdal is a suburb in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.
History
The suburb of Eversdal's name is believed to have originated with Vryburger Everton[1], who was born Evert van Guinea in 1639 and ran a farming operation on today's Eversdal, Bellville, Western Cape, which grew vegetables, nuts and fruit. He leased the land from the Dutch East India Company in 1680.
The land now known as Eversdal has been owned by several people including Heinrich Oswald Eckstein (23 February 1678 – 23 September 1741) originally from Bad Lobenstein, Thuringia, Germany:[2]. Eckstein married Sara Eckstein (née Heyns) from the van der Merwe bloodline (1685–1713)[3]. Other family members who may be historically linked to this region are Johannes Louw (1764–1803); Pieter Joosten (born 1758)[4], who was in the region from 1803 to 1815; and Jacobus Wynand Louw (Born 30 August 1778, died 5 October 1847) (1815–1847). Heirs of Jacobus Wynand Louw include daughter Sibella Magretha Louw (born 1 February 1818, died 23 May 1892). She married Petrus Johannes Schabort (born 18 April 1804, died 13 June 1880). The Schabort family then owned the land from 1855 into the early 20th century, when residential development began in the region.
Location
Eversdal (latitude/longitude: 33°51′40″S/18°39′00″E; decimal coordinates: -33.8613, 18.6502) is located close to the N1 and shopping centres[5].The only school in the area is Eversdal Primary School[6]. Areas bordering Eversdal are Kenridge, Stellenberg and Rosendal
Climate
Eversdal lies within Western Cape's warm, dry summer climate with mild, moist winters and an average rainfall of 465mm per annum. Its average coldest winter temperature is 7.1 °C overnight with an average summer daytime temperature of 27°C[7].
References
- ^ "Laerskool Eversdal Primary School". Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "van der Merwe family tree". Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Eckstein/Eksteen family tree". wwwwikitree.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Pieter Joosten". Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Tyger vallei Valley". Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Eversdal Laerskool (Primary) School". Eversdal Primary School. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Bellville Climate". Retrieved 12 April 2018.
