Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2826BC5
Site Name
Theunissen Trek Monument, Masilonyana Local Municipality, Theunissen
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 14:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 14:32.
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Monument Type
Description
Commemorate the Great Trek. The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they could establish their own homeland, independent of British rule. The determination and courage of these pioneers has become the single most important element in the folk memory of Afrikaner Nationalism. However, far from being the peaceful and God-fearing process which many would like to believe it was, the Great Trek caused a tremendous upheaval in the interior for at least half a century.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Stone
Granite
Pedestal Material
Sand Stone
Bricks
Event Commemorated
The Great Trek
Unveiled Comment
Unveiled by Voortrekkers in 1938.
Inscriptions
/EEUFEES 1838-1938 Voortrekkers//1838-1938/Op die Pad van Suid-Afrika/
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.400824, 26.712429
Free State
- Lejweleputswa
- Masilonyana
Directions to Site
Facing east from Sibalele clinic take a right turn . The centre is facing the south direction.
Access details
Public Access.
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