Heroes' Acre (Q14949772)

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  • English Wikipedia categories: 1867 establishments in Africa, Cemeteries established in the 1860s, Cemeteries in South Africa, Heroes, History of Pretoria, Tourist attractions in Gauteng, Tourist attractions in Pretoria
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Heroes' Acre (Afrikaans: Die Heldeakker; Dutch: De Heldenakker) is a section of Church Street Cemetery in Pretoria, South Africa. It was established in 1867, and contains the graves of renowned citizens and public figures. It is the burial place of a number of historical figures including Andries Pretorius, Paul Kruger and Hendrik Verwoerd. Australian Boer War war criminal Harry "Breaker" Morant (executed by the British for war crimes during the Second Anglo-Boer War) is also buried here.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

De Heldenakker (Afrikaans: Die Heldeakker, Engels: Heroes' Acre) is een gedeelte van de Church Street Cemetery in Pretoria, Zuid-Afrika. De Heldenakker werd in 1867 ingericht als de laatste rustplaats van vele prominente Afrikaners, zoals presidenten en generaals.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Die Heldeakker is 'n gedeelte van die ou Pretoria-kerkhof, wat in die destydse Kerkstraat-Wes in Pretoria geleë is. Die begraafplaas is in 1867 geopen, en bevat die grafte van talle openbare figure en bekende Suid-Afrikaners. Dit is die rusplek van historiese figure soos Andries Pretorius, Paul Kruger en Hendrik Verwoerd. Die Australiese anti-held Breaker Morant (deur die Britte tereggestel vir oorlogsmisdade tydens die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog) is ook hier begrawe.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Heroes' Acre (le carré des héros en français ou die Helde Akker en afrikaans) est une section centrale du cimetière historique de Pretoria en Afrique du Sud. Situé sur la section ouest de l'ancienne church street, à l'angle de D.F. Malan Drive, ce cimetière fut créé en 1867. Il accueille au sein de ce carré la dépouille de plusieurs personnalités publiques historiques liées à l'histoire du Transvaal, de la guerre des Boers ou de l'Afrique du Sud.

Wikidata location: -25.7464, 28.1747 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Heroe's Acre (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name: Heroe's Acre
landuse: cemetery
wikidata: Q14949772
wikipedia: en:Heroes' Acre, Pretoria
wikimedia_commons: Category:Heroes' Acre (South Africa)

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cemetery (Q39614) landuse=cemetery, amenity=grave_yard

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Cemeteries established in the 1860s landuse=cemetery, amenity=grave_yard
Cemeteries in South Africa landuse=cemetery, amenity=grave_yard
Tourist attractions in Gauteng tourism=attraction, tourism=museum
Tourist attractions in Pretoria tourism=attraction, tourism=museum