Volksrust
Volksrust is a railway station in Pixley Ka Seme, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga and has an elevation of 1,668 metres. Volksrust is situated nearby to the village Charlestown.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volksrust and Charlestown.
Volksrust
Town
Volksrust is a town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa near the KwaZulu-Natal provincial border, some 240 km southeast of Johannesburg, 53 km north of Newcastle and 80 km southeast of Standerton.
Charlestown
Village
Charlestown is a small town situated at the top of Laing's Nek pass in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between Newcastle and Volksrust. It started out as an important railway station and customs post between Natal and Transvaal in 1891 until the Union of South Africa came into being in 1910, and customs tariffs were abolished. Charlestown is situated 5 km south of Volksrust.
Volksrust
- Type: Railway station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Pixley Ka Seme, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-27.36667° or 27° 22′ southLongitude
29.88333° or 29° 53′ eastElevation
1,668 metres (5,472 feet)Open location code
5G4FJVMM+88GeoNames ID
943031
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