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Delve into Wierdapark
The district Wierdapark of in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (Gauteng) is a subburb in South Africa a little south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pretoria, Johannesburg, Germiston, Riverlea and Brits. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 77 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Evening Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 37% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 6% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
21°C (69 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
19°C (65 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
20°C (69 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
African Pride Irene Country Lodge
Royal Elephant Hotel & Conference Center
Eco Park Lodge
Centurion Golf Suites
Velmoré Hotel Estate & Spa
Lapalosa Lodge
CandleWoods Guesthouse
Protea Hotel Pretoria Centurion
Hampton House - Guest House
Leriba Hotel
Videos from this area
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Leriba Hotel and Spa- Accommodation in Centurion
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How to paint wooden furniture - with Chamberlains
Paint expert Peter Henderson from Chamberlains Centurion shows how to repaint wooden furniture in 3 easy steps. Products List • Universal under coat (as a primer) • Water Based Top Coat...
SHIDO - The Warrior Apprentice II - Fight 03
LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT (SEMI CONTACT) Werner De Bruin VS Gaston Tuetaya The Warrior Apprentice II MMA tournament held at SHIDO Centurion on 3 November 2012.
South African traffic - Nikon P7000 video
South African traffic. Video was shot from the moving car near Pretoria, South Africa.
Mall@Reds Interactive Fountain
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little fluffy clouds TimeLapse
gopro timelapse movie of the clouds from my house's roof in Centurion.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Voortrekker Monument
The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. This massive granite structure is prominently located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854. On 8 July 2011 the Voortrekker Monument, designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk, was declared a National Heritage Site by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.
Melrose House
Melrose House is a stately mansion located in Pretoria, South Africa. Built in 1886 by the prosperous Pretoria businessman George Jesse Heys. it was named after the famous Melrose Abbey in Scotland. Melrose House gained fame during the Second Boer War (1899–1902) when Lord Roberts requisitioned it as the headquarters for the British forces after Pretoria was invaded in June 1900. For more than 18 months instructions for the British forces in the field were issued from here.
Church Square, Pretoria
Church Square or Kerkplein, is the historic centre of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. Its most prominent feature is the statue of the Boer leader and president of the South African Republic Paul Kruger at its centre. Statues of four anonymous Boer citizen-soldiers surround that of Kruger's on a lower level of the plinth.
Kruger House, Pretoria
Kruger House is the historical Pretoria residence of the Boer leader and President of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger. It was built in 1884 by architect Tom Claridge and builder Charles Clark. Milk was used, instead of water, for mixing the cement from which the house was constructed, as the cement available was of poor quality. The house was also one of the first in Pretoria to be lit by electricity.
Transvaal Museum
The Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, formerly Transvaal Museum, is a natural history museum situated in Pretoria, South Africa. It was founded as the Staatsmuseum (Afrikaans for "State Museum") of the ZAR on the 1 December 1892, and J. W. B. Gunning was appointed as first director. The museum was located for the first two years in the Ou Raadsaal parliament building.
SuperSport Park
SuperSport Park, is a cricket ground in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. It was renamed from Centurion Park after a television company SuperSport bought shares in the stadium. The capacity of the ground is 22,000. The Titans cricket team, formerly known as Northern Transvaal, play their home games here.
Cornwall Hill College
Cornwall Hill College is a private school in Irene, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. It was founded in 1998 and the school learners write the Independent Examinations Board exams. It has about 1,700 pupils ranging from the pre-primary level to grade 12. The College Executive Principal is Mr Leon Kunneke. The College Principal is Mr Dennis Maritz. The Preparatory School Principal is Mr MS Dicks. Pre-school Principal is Mrs J O'Neill.
C Max
C Max is the maximum security division of the Pretoria Correctional Services located in Central Pretoria, South Africa. It is run by the South African Ministry of Correctional Services.
Church Street bombing
The Church Street bombing was a car bomb attack on 20 May 1983 by Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the African National Congress, in the South African capital Pretoria. The bombing killed 19 and wounded 217, and was one of the largest attacks engaged in by the ANC during its armed struggle against apartheid. The attack consisted of a car bomb set off outside the Nedbank Square building on Church Street at 4:30pm on a Friday.
Vlakplaas
Vlakplaas is a farm 20km west of Pretoria that served as the headquarters of the South African Police counterinsurgency unit C10 (later called C1) working for the apartheid government in South Africa. The C-designation of the counterinsurgency unit was its official name but the whole unit became known as Vlakplaas and was commanded by Eugene de Kock.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.
University of South Africa
The University of South Africa (Unisa, pronounced you-nee-sah) is the largest university on the African continent and attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. The university has a student headcount of over 300,000 students, including African and international students in 130 countries worldwide, making it one of the world's mega universities. Unisa is a dedicated open distance education institution.
Little Company of Mary Hospital (Pretoria)
The Little Company of Mary is a private hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. It is situated in Groenkloof, a leavy suburb south east of the city centre. It was opened to the public in 1957. The hospital is part of the Life Healthcare group, and features a state of the art stroke unit run by Dr W. Duim.
Freedom Park (South Africa)
Freedom Park is situated on Salvokop in Pretoria. It includes a memorial with a list of the names of those killed in the South African Wars, World War I, World War II as well as apartheid. Construction of the monument was by Stefanutti Stocks overseen by Mongane Wally Serote. In March 2009, twenty-four deceased "liberation struggle heroes" were proposed for inclusion to the memorial.
Kalafong Hospital
Kalafong Hospital is a public hospital in Pretoria, Gauteng. The hospital is situated on the western outskirts of Pretoria in the suburb of Atteridgeville. The University of Pretoria uses the hospital as a training institution for the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital
Weskoppies is a public psychiatric hospital in Pretoria, Gauteng. It is situated to the west of the city centre and was built on the site of the old botanical gardens. The hospital is used by the University of Pretoria and the University of Limpopo, amongst others, as a teaching hospital.
Denmar Psychiatric Hospital
Denmar is a private psychiatric hospital situated in the east of Pretoria.
Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital
Zuid Afrikaans Hospital is a private hospital in Muckleneuck, Pretoria.
Pretoria railway station
Pretoria railway station is the central station in Pretoria, the executive capital of South Africa. It is located between Pretoria's central business district and Salvokop, in a 1910 building designed by Herbert Baker. It is the terminus of various Metrorail commuter rail services in the northern part of Gauteng, and a stop on Shosholoza Meyl inter-city services from Johannesburg to Polokwane and Nelspruit. Pretoria is also the northern terminus of the luxury Blue Train service from Cape Town.
Ou Raadsaal
Ou Raadsaal (also known as Old Council Chamber, Old Government Building, and Republikeinse Raadsaal) was the Parliament Building of the Transvaal Republic Government in Pretoria, South Africa. The Volksraad sat session in this building at the end of the 19th century when Paul Kruger was the last President of the old Boer Republic. The Renaissance Revival architecture building, designed by Sytze Wierda, is located on the south side of Church Square.
Burgers Park
Burgers Park is a park located in the center of Pretoria, South Africa. Founded in the 1870s, it covers four acres and has been declared a South African National Monument. It is named for Thomas François Burgers, fourth president of the South African Republic. A statue of President Burgers stands in the park.
Pilditch Stadium
Pilditch Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Pretoria city, situated at the Northern part of the Gauteng province in South Africa. It is used for track and field athletics and football matches, and is currently used as home venue by the two Vodacom League teams: Supersport United and Garankuwa United.
Pretoria City Hall
Pretoria City Hall is a large building in Pretoria city centre which was built in 1931 and inaugurated in 1935. It is located on the Paul Kruger Street south of Church Square and across the street of the Transvaal Museum. The Pretorius Square lies in front of the building including fountains and maintained gardens. Three statues of significant figures decorate the park; Marthinus Wessel Pretorius statue Andries Pretorius statue Chief Tshwane statue
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Lucas 'Masterpieces' Moripe Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium having a capacity of 28,900 and is located in Atteridgeville, a suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as part-time home stadium of Premier Soccer League clubs Supersport United and Mamelodi Sundowns who also use the Loftus Versfeld Stadium. The stadium was named after former local soccer player Lucas Moripe. Until 2010 the stadium was known as Super Stadium.
South African Air Force Memorial
The South African Air Force Memorial is a memorial to South African Air Force members who have died whilst in service of the South African Air Corps and its successor, the South African Air Force from 1915 to the present. The memorial is located at Swartkop outside Pretoria.