Fisherman's Kommetjie

General information

Kommetjie is a village on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula. With around 3000 residents, it has a peaceful rural atmosphere, which most residents wish to maintain. We are friendly and hospitable, but at the same time we fiercely defend our right to determine the pace and nature of change in our village. This is done in an open and transparent manner and all residents are invited to participate democratically.

Most of the residents know one another and we support local ventures where possible and when reasonable.

Our neighbours are Ocean View to the east and Scarborough to the south. The town of Fish Hoek on the east coast of the Peninsula is the nearest major centre with municipal offices and a traffic licensing station, as well as a train station linking it to Cape Town. Kommetjie is reached via Fish Hoek, or from Ou Kaapse Weg over the mountain, or along the scenic west coast route along Chapman's Peak Drive.

Kommetjie celebrated its centenary in 2003, but in reality 1903 only marked the first house being built here. For many years the area was regarded as a place for picnics and holidays, and families came from Wynberg, Noordhoek and Fish Hoek to camp among the milkwood trees for several weeks at a time over the Christmas season. Most of the first homes (along the Kom) were holiday homes only.

Many of the Kommetjie streets were named after families who first settled here, including De Villiers, van der Horst, Seeliger, Benning, Van der Poll and Kirsten.

Kommetjie Primary used to be known as Slangkop Public School and was opened on the 10th of March 1908.

Developments such as the provision of electricity, water from the Wemmershoek Dam and Ou Kaapse Weg contributed to greater housing activity in the 1960s. The village still has no aspirations to become a bustling business centre and residents enjoy the relaxed holiday atmosphere.