Doornkloof

Doornkloof is a farm in City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,436 metres. Doornkloof is situated nearby to the locality Van der Merwe, as well as near Sonderwater.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zonderwater POW camp and Premier Mine.

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 2½ km northeast of Doornkloof.

Premier Mine

Quarry

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 4 km north of Doornkloof.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rayton and Cullinan.

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 4 km southeast of Doornkloof.

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 4½ km north of Doornkloof.

Refilwe

Suburb

Refilwe is a township north of the historical town of Cullinan, east of Pretoria in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Refilwe is situated 8 km north of Doornkloof.

Doornkloof

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-25.70908° or 25° 42′ 33″ south

Longitude

28.51825° or 28° 31′ 6″ east

Elevation

1,436 metres (4,711 feet)

Open location code

5G6C7GR9+97

GeoNames ID

1009167

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