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Pretoria was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers, who named it after his father Andries Pretorius and chose a spot on the banks of the Apies rivier (Afrikaans for "Monkeys river") to be the new capital of the South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek; ZAR).
Waterkloof House Preparatory School was founded. 1930 - University of Pretoria was founded. 1931 Capitol Theatre (cinema) opens. [8] 14 October: Pretoria receives official city status. 1935 - Pretoria City Hall built. [9] 1939 - 1 July: Trolleybuses in Pretoria begin operating. 1940 - Atteridgeville suburb established. [5] 1942 - Danville ...
The following are articles related to the history of the city of Pretoria. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. A.
Jan van Riebeeck founded the Cape Town refreshment station on behalf of the VOC. Beginnings of the Dutch Cape Colony . Bernert Willemsz Wijlant is the first white child born in South Africa.
Brits was founded in 1924 on the farm Roode Kopjes (Red Hills) and was named after the owner, Johannes Nicolaas Brits. The armistice treaty for the Transvaal civil war was signed in 1864 beneath a karee tree just to the south of Brits.
This is a list of suburbs in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, which includes the city of Pretoria and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs.Pretoria/Tshwane is divided into 7 regions [1] namely Pretoria North, Far North, Central Western, Southern, Pretoria Far East, Eastern, Bronkhorstspruit. [2]
Military units and formations in Pretoria (1 C, 23 P) O. Organisations based in Pretoria (4 C, 36 P) P. People from Pretoria (2 C, 98 P) Public art in Pretoria (2 P) R.
The amusement park Gold Reef City is situated in Gauteng, [83] as is the Johannesburg Zoo [84] and the Pretoria Zoo. [85] Botanical gardens in the province include the Pretoria and Walter Sisulu national botanical gardens maintained by the South African National Botanical Institute as well as the Johannesburg and Manie van der Schijff botanical ...