Volksrust

Volksrust is a town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa near the KwaZulu-Natal provincial border, some 240 km southeast of Johannesburg, 53 km north of Newcastle and 80 km southeast of Standerton.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Volksrust
Settlement.image_skyline: SAR Class 19D 2696 (4-8-2).JPG
Settlement.image_caption: SAR Class 19D 2696 4-8-2 plinthed in Volksrust, 2 June 2005
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mpumalanga
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gert Sibande
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Pixley ka Seme
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1888
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 25.43
Settlement.elevation_m: 1660