Protem
Protem is a suburb in City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng. Protem is situated near the suburb Elandia, as well as near Zonderwater.Places of Interest
Highlights: Zonderwater POW camp.
Zonderwater POW camp
Cemetery
The Zonderwater concentration camp was a prisoners of war camp that was established in 1941 during World War II in South Africa. Consisting initially of tents, in the Cullinan area, this internment camp became the biggest Allied concentration camp, with almost 100,000 POW. Zonderwater POW camp is situated 2½ km west of Protem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cullinan and Rayton.
Cullinan
Town
Rayton
Town
Rayton is a town on the R515 road in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, to the south of Cullinan. It started out as a tin shack mining town on the farm Elandshoek. Rayton is situated 6 km southwest of Protem.
Refilwe
Suburb
Refilwe is a township north of the historical town of Cullinan, east of Pretoria in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Refilwe is situated 8 km northwest of Protem.
Protem
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.70028° or 25° 42′ 1″ south
Longitude
28.56694° or 28° 34′ 1″ east
Open location code
5G6C7HX8+VQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Places to explore: Elandia and Zonderwater.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Zonderwater Prison Farm and 25th Cullinan Scout Hall.
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