Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
E928667
Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa is a historic town in Gauteng province that developed as a key settlement along the old wagon route between Johannesburg and Durban.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| category |
Populated places established in the 19th century in South Africa
ⓘ
Towns in Gauteng ⓘ |
| climate | temperate Highveld climate ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| developedAs | key settlement on transport route ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agricultural service centre
ⓘ
light industry ⓘ |
| foundedAs | trading post ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1860s ⓘ |
| governedBy | Lesedi Local Municipality Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | regional service centre for surrounding farming areas ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Boer-era historical buildings ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Heidelberg Heritage Museum (Die Kraal)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heidelberg Town Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Victorian-era architecture in town centre ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver | Blesbokspruit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | seat of government of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1883 ⓘ |
| historicalRole | important stop on wagon route between Johannesburg and Durban ⓘ |
| isPartOf | South African interior trade routes ⓘ |
| language |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gauteng
ⓘ
Lesedi Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Sedibeng District Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Transvaal (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormer | Transvaal Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
N3 national route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
old wagon route between Johannesburg and Durban ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heidelberg, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaal River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Highveld region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCountry | ZA ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalOf | none ⓘ |
| railConnection | railway line between Johannesburg and Durban ⓘ |
| regionType | historic town ⓘ |
| roadConnection | N3 freeway between Johannesburg and Durban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the South African Republic (ZAR) during part of the First Boer War ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| transportRole | gateway between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal along N3 ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.