Rustenburg
Rustenburg is a City at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range.
Rustenburg is a City at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa. In 2017, the city's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached ZAR 63.8 billion, accounting for 21.1% of the GDP of the North West Province, and 1.28% of the GDP of South Africa. Rustenburg was one of the official host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, being in close proximity to Phokeng, the capital of the Royal Bafokeng Nation, where the Royal Bafokeng Stadium is located. The England national football team also used this as their base camp for the tournament.
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Worth seeing in and around Rustenburg
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Olympia Park
Olympia Park Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium located in Rustenburg, South Africa. Not to be confused with the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, where the 2010 FIFA World Cup games were played, it is currently used mostly for soccer and rugby matches; it was utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being upgraded to meet FIFA specifications.
2.1 km · building in South Africa · Wikipedia - 02Dutch Reformed Church, Plein Street, Rustenburg
The Dutch Reformed Church in Rustenburg is the second oldest congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church north of the Vaal River and approximately the 43rd oldest congregation in the entire church. It is the mother congregation of the NG Church in the city of Rustenburg.
600 m · church in Rustenburg, South Africa · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Paul Kruger Country House Museum
From Wikivoyage: Rustenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
Many restaurants can be found in the Waterfall Mall, south-east of the city. The choice is large (from fast-food to good quality restaurants) but might have a lack of authenticity.
From Wikivoyage: Rustenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Rustenburg
- Airports
- Lanseria (HLA), 75 km · O.R. Tambo (JNB), 113 km · Sir Seretse Khama (GBE), 182 km
- Stations
- Rustenburg Airfield, 3.8 km
- Johannesburg → Rustenburg100 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · R125–165
- Polokwane → Rustenburg298 km · quickest by road, 4h 59m · R320–430
- Mbombela → Rustenburg374 km · quickest by road, 6h 9m · R390–520
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Rustenburg
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Rustenburg. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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