Parktown North
Parktown North is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb has many old colonial-style houses, and manages to maintain a village atmosphere, despite being near to one of the busiest roads in the city, Jan Smuts Avenue.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rosebank Public Library and Goodman Gallery.
Rosebank Public Library
Library
Photo: Derek J Moore, CC BY 4.0.
Rosebank Public Library is located on 8 Keyes Avenue, Rosebank, South Africa, at the southern end of Keyes Art Mile. The northern portion of this pedestrianised open-air high street precinct offers multiple galleries to the visually literate consumer who is committed to enabling urban resilience.
Goodman Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goodman Gallery is an art gallery founded in Johannesburg, South Africa by Linda Givon in 1966. The gallery operates spaces in Johannesburg, Cape Town, London and New York.
Rosebank
Railway station
Photo: Henry1500, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rosebank is a metro station on the Gautrain rapid transit system in Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng. It opened for passenger services on 2 August 2011 as part of the second phase of the Gautrain project.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosebank and Craighall Park.
Rosebank
Town
Photo: Jeppestown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosebank is a cosmopolitan commercial and residential suburb to the north of central Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, and is the location of a Gautrain station.
Craighall Park
Suburb
Craighall Park is a suburb of Randburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Residents of the suburb are represented by the CraigPark Residents Association.
Greenside
Suburb
Greenside, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Greenside borders on the suburbs Emmarentia, Parkview, Parkhurst and Victory Park.
Parktown North
- 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
-26.13944° or 26° 8′ 22″ southLongitude
28.03028° or 28° 1′ 49″ eastElevation
1,598 metres (5,243 feet)Open location code
5G5CV26J+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 262721889OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Parktown North” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Parktown-Noord”
- Asturian: “Parktown North”
- Dutch: “Parktown North”
- Pedi: “Parktown North”
- Turkish: “Parktown-Noord”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Parkhurst and Dunkeld.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include GodFirst Church and St Ninian’s Family Church.
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