Blokhuis
Blokhuis is a monument in Mogale City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng. Blokhuis is situated nearby to Monument Primary School, as well as near the church Paardekraal NG Kerk.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include AFM Tower of Life Church and Paardekraal Monument.
AFM Tower of Life Church
Church
Photo: Derek J Moore, CC0.
The Moederkerk in Krugersdorp was one of the eldest Afrikaans church communities on the Witwatersrand and these building used to be a place of worship for the Dutch Reformed Community. AFM Tower of Life Church is situated 1½ km west of Blokhuis.
Paardekraal Monument
Monument
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Paardekraal Monument is situated in Krugersdorp, South Africa. The monument commemorates the original site of vow made by Transvaal Boers on 13 December 1880, prior to the armed rebellion known as First Boer War, when they vowed to regain their independence from the British Empire. Paardekraal Monument is situated 1 km west of Blokhuis.
Hoërskool Monument
School
Hoërskool Monument is a parallel medium strictly Afrikaans as a first language high school situated in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa. The cultural activities offered by the school include choir, debate, public speaking, Junior United Nations, Miss Monnas, orators, and revue. Hoërskool Monument is situated 1¼ km west of Blokhuis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Krugersdorp and Munsieville.
Krugersdorp
Krugersdop is a town in South Africa's Gauteng province to the west of Johannesburg. Krugersdorp has a modern business centre and shopping malls alongside many smaller shops, schools, and necessary amenities.
Munsieville
Suburb
Munsieville is a township situated in the Krugersdorp area in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It grew out of the informal settlements inhabited by mine laborers on the outskirts of the original mining town of Krugersdorp. Munsieville is situated 4 km northwest of Blokhuis.
Kagiso
Suburb
Kagiso is a township situated at the southern end of the Mogale City Local Municipality, just south of Krugersdorp in Gauteng Province, South Africa. The word kagiso means peace in Tswana. Kagiso is situated 7 km south of Blokhuis.
Blokhuis
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Mogale City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.09694° or 26° 5′ 49″ southLongitude
27.78872° or 27° 47′ 19″ eastOpen location code
5G59WQ3Q+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 4734542829OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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