Muckleneuk is a neighborhood located southeast of

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

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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 Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

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, 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 Gerard Leendert Pieter Moerdijk (Zwaershoek farm near Nylstroom, Transvaal, 4 March 1890 – Nylstroom, 29 March 1958), also known as Gerard Moerdyk, was a South African architect best known for designing the Voortrekker Monument in Preto ...

, Lockwood Hall, and Sir

Herbert Baker Sir Herbert Baker (9 June 1862 – 4 February 1946) was an English architect remembered as the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, and a major designer of some of New Delhi's most notable government structures. He wa ...

, 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 The University of South Africa (UNISA), known colloquially as Unisa, is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, U ...

(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 The Union Buildings ( af, Uniegebou) form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjieskop at the northern end of ...

, 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 The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when ...

and 29.8% for the Democratic Alliance.

References

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External links

History

Official site
Suburbs of Pretoria