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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.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Heroe’s Acre” and “Heroes‘ Acre”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Museum
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is the historical residence of the Boer leader and President of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger. It was built in 1884 by architect Tom Claridge and builder Charles Clark. is situated 630 metres east of Heroes’ Acre, Pretoria.

Museum
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The , formerly the Transvaal Museum, is a natural history museum situated in , . It is located on Paul Kruger Street, between Visagie and Minnaar Streets, opposite the . is situated 1½ km southeast of Heroes’ Acre, Pretoria.

Courthouse
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The forms part of the northern façade of in . The building dates to the nineteenth century and was designed by the Dutch architect Sytze Wierda. 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 . Its wide avenues are lined with purple-flowered jacaranda trees and stately architecture.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , situated 8.1 kilometres from the city centre. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 11,535.

Suburb
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is one of 's oldest and first suburbs and lies approximately 4 km north of the historic , behind the . 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: “Heldeakker”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Heroes‘ Acre”
  • Spanish: “Acre de los Heroes”
  • Spanish: “Acre de los Héroes”
  • Swedish: “Heroes‘ Acre”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waste Water Collection and Prince’s Park.

Nearby Places

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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 “Heroes’ Acre, Pretoria”. Photo: PHParsons, CC BY-SA 3.0.