Montrose

Montrose is a railway siding in City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,492 metres. Montrose is situated near the town Cullinan, as well as near Rayton.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Premier Mine and Zonderwater POW camp.

Premier Mine

Quarry

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The Premier Mine is an underground diamond mine owned by Petra Diamonds in the town of Cullinan, 40 kilometres east of Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Premier Mine is situated 2 km north of Montrose.

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 Cullinan area, this internment camp became the biggest Allied concentration camp, with almost 100,000 POW. Zonderwater POW camp is situated 2 km east of Montrose.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullinan and Rayton.

Cullinan

Town

Photo: PretoriaTravel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cullinan is a small town in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is located 30 km east of the city of Pretoria along the diamond route and is heavily reliant on tourism and the mine that dominates the skyline. Cullinan is situated 2½ km north of Montrose.

Rayton

Town

Rayton is a town on the R515 road in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, to the south of Cullinan. It started out as a tin shack mining town on the farm Elandshoek. Rayton is situated 5 km south of Montrose.

Refilwe

Suburb

Refilwe is a township north of the historical town of Cullinan, east of Pretoria in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Refilwe is situated 6 km north of Montrose.

Montrose

Type: Railway siding
Category: transport
Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-25.69375° or 25° 41′ 38″ south

Longitude

28.52236° or 28° 31′ 21″ east

Elevation

1,492 metres (4,895 feet)

Open location code

5G6C8G4C+GW

GeoNames ID

974542

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