Norwood
Norwood is a rapidly gentrifying suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
- Also known as: “Norwood, Gauteng”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Satyagraha House and The Radium Beerhall.
Satyagraha House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Satyagraha House, commonly known as Gandhi House, is a museum and guest house located in Johannesburg. The house belonged to Mahatma Gandhi: he lived and worked there between 1908 and 1909.
The Radium Beerhall
Restaurant
The Radium Beerhall is the oldest surviving bar and grill house in Johannesburg. It is located on the corner of Louis Botha Avenue and 9th Street in Orange Grove.
Great Park Synagogue
Synagogue
The Great Park Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 75 4th Street, in Houghton, Johannesburg, in the region of Gauteng, South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orange Grove and Rosebank.
Orange Grove
Suburb
Orange Grove is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
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. Rosebank is situated 3½ km northwest of Norwood.
Dewetshof
Suburb
Dewetshof is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies around 5.5 km northeast of City Hall between Observatory and Cyrildene, north of Observatory Hill. Dewetshof is situated 3½ km southeast of Norwood.
Norwood
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.15889° or 26° 9′ 32″ southLongitude
28.0725° or 28° 4′ 21″ eastElevation
1,679 metres (5,509 feet)Open location code
5G5CR3RC+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 253198379OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Norwood” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Norwood, Johannesburg”
- Afrikaans: “Norwood”
- Asturian: “Norwood”
- Dutch: “Norwood”
- Turkish: “Norwood”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Orchards and The Gardens.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Norwood Primary School and Algernon Road Park.
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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 “Norwood”. Photo: Profberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.