Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
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Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Union of South Africa was a historic town in the former Transvaal province that served as an early administrative and cultural center in what is now North West Province, South Africa.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human settlement ⓘ |
| climate | temperate interior South African climate ⓘ |
| country | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDuringPeriod | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicFeature | historically majority white town under Union of South Africa ⓘ |
| governedBy | Transvaal Provincial Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitutionType | theatres and cultural societies ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agricultural services
ⓘ
education sector ⓘ light industry ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutionType |
secondary schools
ⓘ
teacher training institutions ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
educational centre
ⓘ
regional service centre ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Potchefstroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitutionType | Dutch Reformed Church congregations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSportFacilityType |
athletics track
ⓘ
cricket grounds ⓘ rugby fields ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalGovernanceType | municipality ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageUse |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ |
| historicalProvinceCapitalRole | one of the early administrative centres of the Transvaal region ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | historic town ⓘ |
| languageMajorityHistorical | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| linkedToHistoricalEventType |
Boer settlement history
ⓘ
South African Republic era politics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Africa
ⓘ
Transvaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | North West Province, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRiverBasin | Mooi River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Klerksdorp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthWestOf | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRuralActivity | maize farming region ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalProvince | Transvaal Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayMunicipality | JB Marks Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Highveld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
administrative centre
ⓘ
cultural centre ⓘ |
| significance |
early administrative centre in Transvaal
ⓘ
early cultural centre in Transvaal ⓘ |
| timePeriodMentioned | Union of South Africa era (1910–1961) ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional road and rail node ⓘ |
| urbanClassification | medium-sized town ⓘ |
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