Saxonwold

Saxonwold is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated in what was once the Sachsenwald Forest in the early 20th century. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Photo: Edwin Lutyens, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include South African National Museum of Military History and Johannesburg Zoo.

South African National Museum of Military History

Museum

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The South African National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg was officially opened by Prime Minister Jan Smuts on 29 August 1947 to preserve the history of South Africa's involvement in the Second World War.

Johannesburg Zoo

Zoo

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species.

Zoo Lake

Park

Photo: Dyltong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zoo Lake is a popular lake and public park in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is part of the Hermann Eckstein Park and is opposite the Johannesburg Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosebank and Greenside.

Rosebank

Town

Photo: Jeppestown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rosebank is an affluent suburb in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, 6.8 km to the north of Johannesburg CBD. It is located in Region B and is the location of a Gautrain station.

Greenside

Suburb

Greenside, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Greenside borders on the suburbs Emmarentia, Parkview, Parkhurst and Victory Park. Greenside is situated 2½ km west of Saxonwold.

Parktown

Suburb

Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.

Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town. Parktown is situated 3 km southwest of Saxonwold.

Saxonwold

Type: Suburb
Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
Categories: town and locality
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.15833° or 26° 9′ 30″ south

Longitude

28.03944° or 28° 2′ 22″ east

Elevation

1,676 metres (5,499 feet)

United Nations Location Code

ZA ZGD

Open location code

5G5CR2RQ+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 252026933

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

8030434

Wikidata ID

Q7428860

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Saxonwold” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Saxonwold”
Asturian: “Saxonwold”
Dutch: “Saxonwold”
German: “Saxonwold”
Turkish: “Saxonwold”
Urdu: “سیکسون وولڈ”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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