Elandsfontein

Elandsfontein is a locality in City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,424 metres. Elandsfontein is situated nearby to the suburb Zonderwater, as well as near the locality Sonderwater.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zonderwater POW camp.

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 west of Elandsfontein.

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 5 km northwest of Elandsfontein.

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 6 km southwest of Elandsfontein.

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 northwest of Elandsfontein.

Elandsfontein

Type: Locality
Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-25.69667° or 25° 41′ 48″ south

Longitude

28.56806° or 28° 34′ 5″ east

Elevation

1,424 metres (4,672 feet)

United Nations Location Code

ZA ELA

Open location code

5G6C8H39+86

GeoNames ID

1105723

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