Mpumalanga
Nkangala District Municipality
Steve Tshwete Local Municipality

Fort Merensky

Fort Merensky, also called Fort Wilhelm, stands on a prominent hill in a commanding position near , a former Berlin Mission Station, 13 kilometers from on the road to .
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Nearby places include Botshabelo and Middelburg.

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in the district of , 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.

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is a large town in the province of . is situated 9 km southeast of Fort Merensky.

Fort Merensky

Latitude
-25.69758° or 25° 41′ 51″ south
Longitude
29.41108° or 29° 24′ 40″ east
Elevation
1,439 metres (4,721 feet)
Open location code
5G6F8C26+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1318824350
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
1003917
Wiki­data ID
Q24233867
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In Other Languages

“Fort Merensky” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Fort Merensky”

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