Voortrekker Centenery
Voortrekker Centenery is a memorial in Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape. Voortrekker Centenery is situated nearby to the church Strooidak Kerk, as well as near Het Gesticht.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paarl Boys‘ High School and La Rochelle Girls‘ High School.
Paarl Boys‘ High School
School
Photo: Aliyahreflections, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paarl Boys' High School, known in Afrikaans as Hoër Jongenskool Paarl, is a public dual-medium high school for boys and is one of the oldest schools in South Africa, built in 1868. Paarl Boys‘ High School is situated 1 km north of Voortrekker Centenery.
La Rochelle Girls‘ High School
School
La Rochelle Girls' High School, in Paarl is the oldest girls' school in South Africa. La Rochelle Girls‘ High School is situated 1 km north of Voortrekker Centenery.
Afrikaans Language Monument
Monument
Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY 2.5.
The Afrikaans Language Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially opened on 10 October 1975, it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch. Afrikaans Language Monument is situated 3 km southwest of Voortrekker Centenery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paarl and Denneburg.
Paarl
Photo: Tim Parkinson, CC BY 2.0.
Paarl is the third-oldest town in South Africa and is approximately 60 km to the north-west of Cape Town. It is famous for having one of the world's largest rock outcrops.
Denneburg
Suburb
Paarl is a town with 294,457 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington.
Voortrekker Centenery
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.74661° or 33° 44′ 48″ southLongitude
18.96239° or 18° 57′ 45″ eastOpen location code
4FRW7X36+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2379194080OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Strooidak Kerk and Het Gesticht.
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