Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
E624091
Springs, Transvaal, South Africa is a mining and industrial town east of Johannesburg, notable as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning writer Nadine Gordimer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Springs, Transvaal, South Africa canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mining town
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Nadine Gordimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
industrial production
ⓘ
manufacturing sector ⓘ mining ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
industrial zones
ⓘ
mining infrastructure ⓘ urban residential areas ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after natural springs in the area ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
railway connections to Johannesburg
ⓘ
road links to Johannesburg ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
industrial hub
ⓘ
mining center ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chemical industry
ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ gold mining ⓘ heavy industry ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ metal processing ⓘ |
| languageMajority |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf |
Germiston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Rand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gauteng Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Highveld NERFINISHED ⓘ former Transvaal Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Brakpan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigel, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | East Rand goldfields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident | Nadine Gordimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | urban area ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| UTCOffset | +2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.