Voortrekker Monument

The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of in . The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854.
Photo: Head, Public domain.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monument in Pretoria, South Africa, to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854
  • Also known as: “VTM”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Schanskop and Heartfelt Arena.

Museum
is a museum, which is situated 1 km east of Voortrekker Monument.

Sports venue
The is a private multipurpose arena… is situated 1 km west of Voortrekker Monument.

Prison
Pretoria Central Prison, renamed Kgosi Mampuru… is situated 1½ km north of Voortrekker Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lukasrand and Pretoria West.

Suburb
is an established suburb to the southeast of , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Voortrekker Monument.

Suburb
is a suburb of , , situated 8.1 kilometres from the city centre. is situated 3½ km northwest of Voortrekker Monument.

, the administrative capital of , is in .

Voortrekker Monument

Latitude
-25.77636° or 25° 46′ 35″ south
Longitude
28.1758° or 28° 10′ 33″ east
Elevation
1,498 metres (4,915 feet)
Established
December 16th, 1949
Open location code
5G6C65FG+F8
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Voortrekker Monument” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Voortrekkermonument”
  • Arabic: “نصب الفورتركر”
  • Chinese: “先民紀念堂”
  • Chinese: “先民紀念館”
  • Dutch: “Voortrekkermonument”
  • Esperanto: “Voortrekker Monument”
  • Finnish: “Voortrekker-monumentti”
  • French: “Voortrekker Monument”
  • German: “Voortrekkerdenkmal”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת החלוצים”
  • Hungarian: “Voortrekker-emlékmű”
  • Igbo: “Voortrekker Monument”
  • Japanese: “フォーアトレッカー記念碑”
  • Polish: “Voortrekker Monument”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento Voortrekker”
  • Slovenian: “Spomenik Voortrekkerjem”
  • Spanish: “Monumento al voortrekker”
  • Tswana: “Sefikantswe sa Voortrekker”
  • Western Frisian: “Voortrekkermonumint”
  • Zulu: “Isikhumbuzo samaVortrekker”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Salvokop and Pretoria Central.

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Places to explore: Woman and Children and Hendrik Potgieter.

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