Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC26/NAMM/0010
Inventory Number
2528CA125
Site Name
German Settlers 2001, Pretoria Art Museum Park, Pretoria
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 14:55
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 22:20.
Identifiers
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
German token of gratitude memorial. Every year six oak trees were planted in a semicircle to connect the Prussian memorial. In memory of the Dispossession and Expulsion from our Native provinces in Germany.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Five -ton granite rock Adorned
Pedestal Material
Tile
Concrete
Event Commemorated
German token of gratitude memorial for Germans new home and future.
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Unveiled by City Council of Pretoria.
Inscriptions
/In memory of the Dispossession and Expulsion from our Native provinces in Germany and with thanks to South Africa which gave us a new home and future/
/27 October 2001/
NB: See image for inscription in German and Dutch.
/27 October 2001/
NB: See image for inscription in German and Dutch.
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.748609, 28.214352
Gauteng
- City of Tshwane
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 750
Erf/Farm Portion: Public Place
Park Street
Arcadia
Pretoria
Erf/Farm Portion: Public Place
Park Street
Arcadia
Pretoria
Directions to Site
Follow R34 To eshowe from Durban and through Melmoth. Pass the Ulundi turn-off and shortly after this take the D258 left sign posted Mgungundlovu . Travel 5km to destination
Access details
The place is secured with fenced all around. Security guards stand by the gates as well.
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