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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.
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  • 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 include Fort Schanskop and Heartfelt Arena.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 1 km east of Voortrekker Monument.

Sports venue
The is a private multipurpose arena for sporting and cultural events in , South Africa. It was originally built for the South African Defence Force. is situated 1 km west of Voortrekker Monument.

Prison
Pretoria Central Prison, renamed Kgosi Mampuru II Management Area by former President Jacob Zuma on 13 April 2013 and sometimes referred to as Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Services, is a large prison in central , within the in . is situated 1½ km north of Voortrekker Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lukasrand and Pretoria West.

Suburb
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an established suburb to the southeast of , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Voortrekker Monument.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , situated 8.1 kilometres from the city centre. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 11,535. is situated 3½ km northwest of Voortrekker Monument.

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, the administrative capital of , is in . Its wide avenues are lined with purple-flowered jacaranda trees and stately architecture.

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)
Inception
December 16th, 1949
Open location code
5G6C65FG+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 239878491
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Geo­Names ID
6295619
Wiki­data ID
Q963472
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“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”
  • Western Frisian: “Voortrekkermonumint”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Voortrekker Monument”. Photo: Head, Public domain.