Culture and Heritage, Kempton Park (Including Tembisa), Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Travel Information Directory

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Municipal Environment & Tourism Department
Tel 011 456 0112
Fax 011 456 0114
Website www.ekurhuleni.co.za

(Including Tembisa)
In 1903, Karl Wollf subdivided one section of his farm into residential stands and called the village Kempten, after the town in Bavaria where he was born. The English version of the name, Kempton Park, only came into use later. Kempton Park is strategically situated near O.R.Tambo (Johannesburg) Airport, at the centre of the industrial growth point of Gauteng and close to both Johannesburg and Pretoria. Tembisa is the township 15 kilometres away, which was established to house black workers during apartheid.

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South Africa/ Gauteng/ Ekurhuleni/ Kempton Park (Including Tembisa)

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Built in 1958 this is the oldest church in Tembisa and today is a day-care centre.

Area: (Xubeni Section, Tembisa)

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These humble stone buildings were originally constructed for farm labourers and pre-date the establishment of Tembisa. They are situated in a public park and are uninhabited.