Fort Merensky
Fort Merensky, also called Fort Wilhelm, stands on a prominent hill in a commanding position near Botshabelo, a former Berlin Mission Station, 13 kilometers from Middelburg on the road to Groblersdal.Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Botshabelo and Middelburg.
Botshabelo
Suburb
Photo: Bougnat87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Botshabelo in the district of Middelburg, in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, originated as a mission station established by Alexander Merensky of the Berlin Missionary Society, in February 1865 in what was then the Transvaal Republic.
Middelburg
Town
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Middelburg is a large town in the South African province of Mpumalanga. Middelburg is situated 9 km southeast of Fort Merensky.
Fort Merensky
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.69758° or 25° 41′ 51″ southLongitude
29.41108° or 29° 24′ 40″ eastElevation
1,439 metres (4,721 feet)Open location code
5G6F8C26+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1318824350OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
1003917Wikidata ID
Q24233867
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In Other Languages
“Fort Merensky” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Fort Merensky”
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