| Heidelberg Kloof Cemetery is a magnificent old cemetery, its graves range from the founders of Heidelberg, graves from the Anglo Boer War, Concentration Camp Graves, Commonwealth War Graves, ordinary citizens and famous poets. There is a small Jewish Cemetery across from it and it is surrounded on two sides by hills. It has some magnificent statuary too, and while parts are overgrown its generally not in too bad a condition given its age. The cemetery can be found at 26° 29.728'S 28° 20.804'E |
Panoramic view of Kloof Cemetery (1506x639 new window) |
Boer War Imperial soldiers graves (1506x614 new window) |
Panoramic view of Kloof Cemetery (1498x598 new window) |
Heidelberg Camp Cemetery (Kampplaas) Has the graves and memorial for the Heidelberg Concentration Camp, as well as a lot of modern burials and is currently in use. It can be found at 26° 29.075'S 28° 22.225'E |
The Heidelberg Concentration Camp page (Internal link) |
Heidelberg Camp Cemetery Panoramic View (1506x461) |
| Heidelberg Schuins Street Cemetery The cemetery at Schuins Street is bisected by a dirt road. One side is the Muslim cemetery, and the other side has a fenced African cemetery. The former is well maintained, but the latter is so badly overgrown there is no way to even begin to see how many graves there are. I also believe there is an unfenced area close by which is probably a continuation of the African Cemetery. The gates to both can be be found at the Google Earth co-ordinates 26° 31.176'S 28° 21.798'E |
Schuins Street Muslim Cemetery Panoramic View (1506x404) |
Schuins Street African Cemetery Panoramic View (1506x610) |
Schuins Street African Cemetery Panoramic View (1506x527) |
| Heidelberg Rensburg Cemetery is situated almost at the edge of the town, a smaller cemetery, but with some really old graves in it. A lot of the older stones have fallen and when I visited the cemetery it was overgrown on one side, and cleared on the other. It can be found at the Google Earth co-ordinates 26° 31.669'S 28° 22.624'E |
Rensburg Cemetery Panoramic View (1506x509) |
Rensburg Cemetery Panoramic View (1506x484) |
