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Stellenbosch , city (1991 pop. 73,839), Western Cape, SW South Africa, in the Eerste River valley. It is a wine-making and fruit-growing center. Other industries include sawmilling and the manufacture of bricks and tiles. Stellenbosch, founded in 1680, is the oldest European town in South Africa after Cape Town. The Univ. of Stellenbosch, a theological seminary, a technical college, and a teachers college are in the city.

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Stellenbosch, Western Cape/South Africa ‘Stel's Bush’ from the Dutch bosch ‘bush’. It was founded as a camp in 1679 by, and named after, Commander Simon van der Stel (1639–1712), first governor of the Cape (1691–9).

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