Voortrekker Monument
The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854.- 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.
Fort Schanskop
Museum
Fort Schanskop is a museum, which is situated 1 km east of Voortrekker Monument.
Heartfelt Arena
Sports venue
The Heartfelt Arena is a private multipurpose arena… Heartfelt Arena is situated 1 km west of Voortrekker Monument.
Kgosi Mampuru prison
Prison
Pretoria Central Prison, renamed Kgosi Mampuru… Kgosi Mampuru prison is situated 1½ km north of Voortrekker Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lukasrand and Pretoria West.
Lukasrand
Suburb
Lukasrand is an established suburb to the southeast of Pretoria, South Africa. Lukasrand is situated 3½ km northeast of Voortrekker Monument.
Pretoria West
Suburb
Pretoria West is a suburb of Pretoria, South Africa, situated 8.1 kilometres from the city centre. Pretoria West is situated 3½ km northwest of Voortrekker Monument.
Voortrekker Monument
- Categories: memorial, building, and historic site
- Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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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.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Woman and Children and Hendrik Potgieter.
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