Points of Interest in Soshanguve
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Ditsong Tswaing Meteorite Crater
Soshanguve, GautengThe Ditsong Tswaing Meteorite Crater, situated approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Pretoria near Soshanguve, is a 2,000-hectare conservation area encompassing one of the world's best-preserved impact sites. Formed approximately 220,000 years ago by a stony meteorite, the crater measures 1.4 kilometres in diameter and 200 metres in depth, with a rare hyper-saline lake occupying its floor. The site holds extensive historical significance, as indigenous Sotho and Tswana people harvested salt here for centuries, a practice followed by industrial soda ash and salt mining operations between 1912 and 1950. Today, the reserve protects an ecosystem containing over 240 recorded bird species alongside smaller mammals, and it features a 7.2-kilometre hiking trail that navigates the rim and descends directly to the crater floor.View details →Points of InterestRuins of Tswaing Reduction Works
Soshanguve, GautengThe Ruins of the Tswaing Reduction Works are the historical industrial remnants of a commercial salt and soda ash extraction plant located inside the Tswaing Meteorite Crater reserve, situated approximately 40 kilometers northwest of Pretoria. Established after SA Alkali Ltd was granted mining rights in 1912, the operation utilized a complex engineering system designed by manager W. Mauss to pump mineral-rich brine from the hyper-saline crater lake up to a reservoir on the rim, which then flowed through a steep passage known as Mauss's Cutting into large concrete warming ponds for refining. The plant officially ceased operations in 1956 due to declining salt concentrations and economic unviability, leading to the removal of its machinery. Today, the decaying brick walls, foundational structures, and shallow concrete processing tanks are managed by the Ditsong Museums of South Africa and remain accessible to the public as a historical feature along the reserve's 7.5-kilometer hiking trail.View details →See all 2 points of interest in Gauteng — free
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