Heroes’ Acre, Pretoria

The Heroes' Acre is a section of Church Street Cemetery in , South Africa. It was established in 1867, and contains the graves of renowned citizens and public figures.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Acre de los Heroes”, “Heroe’s Acre”, and “Heroes‘ Acre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kruger House and Ditsong National Museum of Natural History.

Museum
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is the historical residence… is situated 630 metres east of Heroes’ Acre, Pretoria.

Museum
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The … is situated 1½ km southeast of Heroes’ Acre, Pretoria.

Square
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, originally Market Square, is the square… is situated 1¼ km east of Heroes’ Acre, Pretoria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pretoria and Pretoria West.

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, the administrative capital of , is in .

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , situated 8.1 kilometres from the city centre.

Suburb
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is one of 's oldest and first… is situated 2½ km northeast of Heroes’ Acre, Pretoria.

Heroes’ Acre, Pretoria

Latitude
-25.74645° or 25° 44′ 47″ south
Longitude
28.17514° or 28° 10′ 31″ east
Open location code
5G6C753G+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 61526360
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q14949772
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Heroes’ Acre, Pretoria” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Heldeakker”
  • Catalan: “Memorial dels Herois”
  • Chinese: “英雄公墓”
  • Danish: “Heroes‘ Acre”
  • Dutch: “Heldenakker”
  • French: “Heroes‘ Acre”
  • French: “Heroes’ Acre”
  • Hebrew: “שדה הגיבורים”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Heroes‘ Acre”
  • Spanish: “Acre de los Héroes”
  • Swedish: “Heroes‘ Acre”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Waste Water Collection and Prince’s Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Paul Kruger’s Grave and Tshwane Bus Services Depot.

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Worth a closer look: Pretoria and Centurion.

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