Rosmead
Rosmead is a village 12 km east of Middelburg and 75 km west-south-west of Steynsburg. It was founded in 1880 and at first named Middelburg Road, but renamed in 1883 after Sir Hercules George Robinson, Lord Rosmead, who was Governor of the Cape Colony from 1880 to 1889.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Rosmead
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-31.48917° or 31° 29′ 21″ southLongitude
25.11944° or 25° 7′ 10″ eastElevation
1,229 metres (4,032 feet)Open location code
4GW7G469+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 262722058OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Romanian—“Rosmead” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Rosmead”
- Asturian: “Rosmead”
- Dutch: “Rosmead”
- Pedi: “Rosmead”
- Romanian: “Rosmead”
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