Muckleneuk is a neighborhood located southeast of
Pretoria,
South Africa.
History
The name of this area, which includes apartment buildings in the north and various-sized estates in the center and south, comes from when the local parcel of Elandspoort Farm was purchased by George Walker, whose family owned a property in
Scotland by that name. Meaning "corner" or "curve," the name was used for 3 neighborhoods of Pretoria in succession, including the modern Muckleneuk in 1914.
Location and attractions
Muckleneuk lies to the south of
Sunnyside, to the north of
Lukasrand
Lukasrand is an established suburb to the southeast of Pretoria, South Africa.
See also
* Lukasrand Tower
The Lukasrand Tower (formerly known as the John Vorster Tower) is located on Muckleneuk Hill in the Lukasrand suburb of Pretoria, ...
, to the west of Bailey's Muckleneuk, and to the southeast of
Pretoria Central
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothi ...
. It is bordered on the east by
Nelson Mandela Drive, on the north by
Justice Mahomed Street (formerly Walker Street), on the west by
Florence Ribeiro Avenue (formerly Queen Wilhelmina Avenue), and on the south by Willem Punt Avenue, Devenish Drive, and Kruin Street. Principal thoroughfares include Berea Street (east-west) and Bourke Street (north-south). Most of the mansions are separated from the street with high fencing.
The quarter's houses include examples of the work of famed architects such as
Gerard Moerdijk, Lockwood Hall, and Sir
Herbert Baker, as well as the
Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital
Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital ( af, Het Zuid-Afrikaans Hospitaal en Diakonessenhuis) is a private, non-profit hospital in Muckleneuk, Pretoria, South Africa, where the working language is both English and Afrikaans
Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germa ...
, the
University of South Africa (UNISA) Art Gallery, Illyria House, and the Portuguese and Egyptian embassies. It is located near UNISA's main campus.
Partly situated on a hill, the heights of Muckleneuk provides a panoramic view of downtown, the
Union Buildings, and the UNISA campus.
Politics
During the
2014 South African general election
General elections were held in South Africa on 7 May 2014, to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province. It was the fifth election held in South Africa under conditions of universal adult suffrage since ...
, the district including 3/4 of Muckleneuk as well as Lukas Rand cast 44.56% of its votes for the
African National Congress and 29.8% for the
Democratic Alliance.
References
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External links
HistoryOfficial site
Suburbs of Pretoria