Hout Bay

Province

Hout Bay ( Afrikaans Houtbaai ) is a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. 2011 lived there 17,900 inhabitants.

The name of the place goes back to the Dutchman Jan van Riebeeck, the 1652 on behalf of the United East India Company founded a settlement at the Cape, which served to sailors as a stopover on their way from Europe to India. The original name was Hout - Bajken, German: " little wooden bay " because the settlers met their demand for wood here. Since the end of the 19th century, Hout Bay became an important place of the South African fishing due to the local fish occurrence. In the 1980s, Hout Bay was discovered due to its location as a holiday and tourist destination, why the proportion of non- South African population is relatively high. The growing popularity of the place led to sharp rise in property prices.

There are numerous restaurants, a small shopping center and a Sunday flea market. The World of Birds is one of the largest bird parks in Africa, funded by entrance fees and donations. From the port, various companies offer boat tours to Robben Island Duiker Iceland.

A curiosity is the fact that at the entrance a sign to the "Republic of Hout Bay " indicates; also a " consulate " is present, the even issuing a corresponding passport on request.

In Hout Bay on the Cape Peninsula to the south leading, built in 1922 Chapman 's Peak Drive, one of the most spectacular coastal roads in the world that is still sometimes locked begins, as can occur landslides during heavy rain. It is a toll road, which was backed by complex measures.

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Chapman 's Peak Drive