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Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
49 km · about 55 min drive
AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng
Vereeniging
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Vereeniging
Vereeniging sits on the route: 15 minutes from Bertha Shaft Village, 49km from Apartheid Museum.
Vereeniging is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 470,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Bertha Shaft Village, about 9 km away.
Vereeniging (locally fə-REER-nə-khəng; Afrikaans pronunciation: [fəˈriənəχəŋ]) is a city located in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa, situated where the Klip River empties into the northern loop of the Vaal River. It is also one of the constituent parts of the Vaal Triangle region and was formerly situatedRead more
in the Transvaal province. The name Vereeniging is the Dutch word meaning "association", although the spelling has since changed to vereniging, with a single e.
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Within an hour or so of Vereeniging: Apartheid Museum (49 km).
Where is Vereeniging?
Vereeniging is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 9 km from Bertha Shaft Village.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 474,681
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.6731, 27.9261
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