Welkom city museum
Welkom city museum is a museum in Matjhabeng Local Municipality, Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State. Welkom city museum is situated nearby to Welkom main city library, as well as near the theater building Ernest Oppenheimer.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Welkom-Gimnasium.
Welkom-Gimnasium
School
Welkom-Gimnasium is an academic secondary school in Welkom, South Africa. Founded in 1953 as an Afrikaans school, the school has been a dual-medium school offering classes in English since 1996. Welkom-Gimnasium is situated 760 metres northwest of Welkom city museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Welkom and Thabong.
Welkom
Photo: Caracal Rooikat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Welkom is the second-largest city in the Free State province. Welkom is known as "Circle City", "City within a Garden", "Mvela" and "Matjhabeng". The city's Sotho name, Matjhabeng, means 'where nations meet', derived from the migrant labour system, where people of various countries such as Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique met to work in the mines of the gold fields.
Thabong
Suburb
Photo: Matabane6, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thabong is the second largest township after Botshabelo in the Free State province of South Africa. The township was established during the years of segregation of black people as well as the township of Bronville for coloured people adjacent to the city of Welkom, to accommodate workers at the world's richest gold mines. Thabong is situated 6 km east of Welkom city museum.
Riebeeckstad
Town
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riebeeckstad is a suburb 5 km east of the city of Welkom located in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province of South Africa. Riebeeckstad is situated 9 km northeast of Welkom city museum.
Welkom city museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Matjhabeng Local Municipality, Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-27.97854° or 27° 58′ 43″ southLongitude
26.73752° or 26° 44′ 15″ eastOpen location code
5G482PCQ+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2269506560OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Welkom city museum from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Welkom main city library and Ernest Oppenheimer.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Dis-Chem and Welkom Publicity Association.
Free State: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bloemfontein, Welkom, Kroonstad, and Gariep Dam.
Curious Museums to Discover
Uncover intriguing museums from every corner of the globe.