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Groot Constantia
Groot Constantia manor house, a historic Cape Dutch building
LocationConstantia, Cape Town, South Africa.
Coordinates34°1′52″S 18°25′8″E / 34.03111°S 18.41889°E / -34.03111; 18.41889
Built17th century
Architectural style(s)Cape Dutch
Groot Constantia is located in Cape Town
Groot Constantia
Location of Groot Constantia in Cape Town

Groot Constantia is the oldest wine estate in South Africa and provincial heritage site in the suburb of Constantia in Cape Town, South Africa.

"Groot" in Dutch and Afrikaans translates as "great" (as in large) in English.

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land to produce wine and called the estate as Groot Constantia where Groot in Dutch is great and Constantia is daughter's name of Rijckloff van Goens. Van...

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Governor Simon van der Stel gives settlers land near the Boschendal farm. Groot Constantia is built; becoming the oldest colonial manor house in South Africa...

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Holden Kingswood

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and marketed in their respective markets. The Constantia name was in reference to the grand Groot Constantia wine estate, with its world-famous gabled Cape-Dutch...

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Henry Clifford de Meillon

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Africa" published in 1827. De Meillon tutored the Cloete children at Groot Constantia from May 1825 until August 1825. He was appointed as English teacher...

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Cape Town

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number of notable wineries still exist in the city including Groot Constantia and Klein Constantia. Several newspapers, magazines and printing facilities have...

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