racetrack
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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Hartbeespoort
North West, South Africa · Africa
About Hartbeespoort
Hartbeespoort is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Brits, 26km from Zwartkops Raceway.
Hartbeespoort is in North West, South Africa, with about 27,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Brits, about 14 km away.
Hartbeespoort, informally known as "Harties", is a small resort town in the North West Province of South Africa, situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The name of the town means "gateway of the hartbees" (a species of antelope) in Afrikaans. Schoemansville, named afterRead more
General Hendrik Schoeman, a Boer General in the Anglo-Boer War, who owned the farm that the Hartbeespoort Dam was built on, is the oldest neighbourhood of Hartbeespoort.
Hartbeespoort is the collective name of a few smaller towns situated around the Hartbeespoort Dam, including the towns of Meerhof, Ifafi, Melodie, Schoemansville and Kosmos.
The town consists of holiday homes and permanent residences around the dam as it is popular with visitors from nearby Gauteng Province. It is home to the Om Die Dam (English: Around the dam) ultra marathon of 50 km, which takes place annually in the first half of the year.
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What is there to see near Hartbeespoort?
Within an hour or so of Hartbeespoort: Zwartkops Raceway (26 km), Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (36 km), Apartheid Museum (58 km).
Where is Hartbeespoort?
Hartbeespoort is in North West, South Africa, about 14 km from Brits.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 26,732
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- North West
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -25.7287, 27.8700
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Worth the detour from Hartbeespoort
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
South Africa's premier racing facility and former Formula 1 venue now hosting international GT and endurance racing.
36 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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