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The impressive station building is the closest the town of Heidelberg would ever come to a masterpiece such as the ‘Mona Lisa’. This imposing building is designed by the architect, V von Lissa of the NZASM (the “Nederlandsche Zuid Afrikaanse Spoorweg...
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We now depart from the Old Station building down Voortrekker Street. It was everything but a downhill path for the Voortrekkers’ freedom struggle. As part of the Great Trek, the Voortrekkers ventured from the Eastern Cape, which had been under...
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Ueckerrmann Street starts at the present day round about next to Blesbok Spruit inclining to the Old Jail. It runs parallel to Voortrekker Street on both sides of the old market and church squares. Not only did the square determine the location, scale and proportions...
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HF Verwoerd Street is part and parcel of the “struggle” route in Heidelberg, therefore could not be missed. This street was formerly named Church Street with the Klipkerk as the centre. As part of the centenary, HF Verwoerd unveiled the memorial stone on 27 June...
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TF Carter in his book, “ A Narrative of the Boer War” said that the Klipkerk leaves a “…a presence on your mind- a splendid example of the church militant here on earth, or rather I should say here on stone, because the capital of the South African Republic has...
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The struggle for independence and freedom from the British annexation and Apartheid are witnessed by the Town Hall, situated in the old town square. Commandant Christiaan de Wet, the leader of our local Roodekop Commando, and later well-known commanding officer during...
