Rooiskag

Rooiskag is a railway siding in , , and has an elevation of 1,499 metres. Rooiskag is situated nearby to the town , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zonderwater POW camp.

Cemetery
The Zonderwater concentration camp was a prisoners of war camp that was established in 1941 during World War II in South Africa. Consisting initially of tents, in the area, this internment camp became the biggest Allied concentration camp, with almost 100,000 POW. is situated 3½ km north of Rooiskag.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rayton and Cullinan.

Town
is a town in North-Eastern which started out as a tin shack mining town on the farm Elandshoek. During its boom days the town served the needs of thousands of diggers and prospectors working for the Schiller, Montrose and Dunmore mining companies.

Town
Photo: PretoriaTravel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in the province of . It is located 30 km east of the city of along the diamond route and is heavily reliant on tourism and the mine that dominates the skyline. is situated 6 km north of Rooiskag.

Suburb
is a township near the historical town of Cullinan, east of in Gauteng Province, . is situated 10 km north of Rooiskag.

Rooiskag

Latitude
-25.72828° or 25° 43′ 42″ south
Longitude
28.53555° or 28° 32′ 8″ east
Elevation
1,499 metres (4,918 feet)
Open location code
5G6C7GCP+M6
Geo­Names ID
959414
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