KwaZulu-Natal
Umgungundlovu District Municipality
Mpofana Local Municipality

Rosetta

Rosetta is a village in in the province of . Rosetta is known for the case of Elizabeth Klarer, who in 1955 claimed to have been abducted by aliens on a hill outside the town.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Rosetta, KwaZulu-Natal”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nottingham Road.

Village
Photo: Cbell4022, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town 19 km south of and 59 km north-west of on the R103 road in South Africa. Founded in 1905 and named after the Nottingham Regiment which was stationed there when trouble was expected from the Basotho in the 19th century. is situated 6 km south of Rosetta.

Rosetta

Latitude
-29.30635° or 29° 18′ 23″ south
Longitude
29.97519° or 29° 58′ 31″ east
Open location code
5G2FMXVG+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 764535933
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q12739595
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Rosetta” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Rosetta, KwaZulu-Natal”
  • Afrikaans: “Rosetta”
  • Asturian: “Rosetta”
  • Catalan: “Rosetta”
  • Dutch: “Rosetta”
  • German: “Rosetta”
  • Pedi: “Rosetta, KwaZulu Natala”
  • Pedi: “Rosetta”
  • Romanian: “Rosetta”
  • Spanish: “Rosetta”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rosetta park and Rosetta Hall.

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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 “Rosetta”. Photo: Roger O’Neill, CC BY 3.0.