What is "helderberg"

Helderberg is a wine-producing area in the Western Cape of South Africa.

Originally known as the " Hottentots-Holland" area, it was renamed "Helderberg" by the City of Cape Town following concerns about possible racist connotations in the name. However, many people who live there still refer to it by its former name.

The Helderberg consists of Somerset West, Strand, Gordons Bay and a few other towns. The district takes its name from the imposing Helderberg Mountain, which is Afrikaans for "clear mountain", and culminates at a height of 1137m as The Dome.

Local media in the region include the District Mail, a local newspaper, and Radio Helderberg.

Category:Geography of Cape Town

The name Helderberg may refer to:

• The Helderberg wine producing region in the Western Cape of South Africa
• The Boeing 747 named Helderberg on Flight SA 295 that crashed near Mauritius in 1987
• The container ship SA Helderberg
• The Helderberg Escarpment, at the northern end of the Catskill Mountains near Albany, New York