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Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
17 km · about 20 min drive
AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng
Germiston
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Germiston
Germiston is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Alberton, 17km from Apartheid Museum.
Germiston is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 260,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Alberton, about 7 km away.
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. It functions as the municipal seat of Ekurhuleni, hosting the municipal council andRead more
administration.
Originally a mining town established in 1886 at the start of the Witwatersrand Gold Rush, Germiston has since developed into one of the largest manufacturing, trucking and railway hubs in Africa, and is a major centre of the South African steel industry.
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What is there to see near Germiston?
Within an hour or so of Germiston: Apartheid Museum (17 km), Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (28 km), Zwartkops Raceway (48 km).
Where is Germiston?
Germiston is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 7 km from Alberton.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 255,863
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.2348, 28.1766
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Worth the detour from Germiston
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
South Africa's premier racing facility and former Formula 1 venue now hosting international GT and endurance racing.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Zwartkops Raceway
A tight, undulating 2.4km circuit near Pretoria that is the heart of South African historic racing, with the Passion for Speed meeting each January drawing significant international machinery.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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