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14-519: Florida Glen is a small, primarily residential suburb on the eastern edge of the city of Roodepoort . The N1 Freeway runs through Florida Glen, and intersects at the Gordon Road offramp. The main road through Florida Glen was Lange Ave, until the building of the N1 Freeway in the 1980s, which diverted traffic onto the busy Gordon Road. Hendrik Potgieter Road also passes through Florida Glen. Florida Glen

28-621: A campus in Roodepoort called Monash South Africa (MSA). The university pulled out of South Africa in 2018 but sold the university to the Independent Institute of Education. Monash South Africa is now the IIE MSA offering the same qualifications as the old Monash University. West Rand The West Rand is the urban western part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with

42-541: A large hospital, various office parks and two hotels are found in the new CBD. Roodepoort still has a large industrial sector along the Main Reef Road ( R41 ) to Randfontein . A number of logistical firms work from the area as well as other light industry. The city has a large golf course called Ruimsig Country Club in the suburb Ruimsig. Another smaller golf course is the Jackel Creek Golf Estate. In between

56-552: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Roodepoort, Gauteng In 1884, brothers Fred and Harry Struben , having discovered gold on the farm Wilgespruit at the western end of the Witwatersrand , were granted concessions to mine the area. When George Harrison's find at Langlaagte came to light and gold fever took hold, the Struben brothers were joined by a swarm of gold diggers. Other areas such as Maraisburg were prospected and mined by A.P. Marais and at Florida ,

70-530: Is a 300 hectares (3.0 km ) botanical reserve with grass parks, natural cliff face and waterfall. Another large greenspace is the Kloofendal Nature Reserve , a 128ha park with trails, amphitheatre, dam and small wild mammals . Further to the south is Florida Lake with its bird life and related aquatic activities. Although Roodepoort has traditionally been regarded as being part of the West Rand , it

84-587: Is easily accessible from the city and the N1 Freeway . Florida Glen has no schools of its own, and there are few churches and community centres - notably the NG Kerk Florida Glen which is visible from the Western Bypass, with its large steel spire. In the early 1980s a small shopping mall was built at the intersection of Lange Avenue and Gordon Road called "the Glen". This Johannesburg -related article

98-413: Is flanked by Quellerina to the north and Delarey to the south, Bergbron and Northcliff to the east, and Florida Hills, and Newlands to the west. For many years its residents were Afrikaans- and English-speaking white middle-class families. In the 1990s and following it became an attractive suburb for black, coloured and indian middle-class families from nearby Coronation, Newlands, Soweto and Lenasia, as it

112-757: The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality ). Despite being a separate municipal area, like the East Rand , the West Rand is included in the Witwatersrand urban area. To this end, the West Rand shares the same dialling code as Johannesburg (011 locally) and the same metropolitan route numbering system as Johannesburg (and the East Rand). It is not uncommon for residents of the West Rand to work in Johannesburg proper and vice versa. This Gauteng location article

126-466: The Johannesburg conurbation . This area became settled by Europeans after a gold-bearing reef discovered in 1886 and sparked the gold rush that gave rise to the establishment of Johannesburg. The West Rand extends from Randfontein in the west to Roodepoort in the east, and includes the town of Krugersdorp . The areas of Carletonville and Westonaria are sometimes included as being part of

140-465: The Far West Rand. The areas are economically linked to the city through the gold mining industry. Following the creation of the Johannesburg unicity in 1999, Roodepoort, which is traditionally regarded as part of the West Rand, became part of Johannesburg municipality. After 1999, much of the area became part of the newly formed West Rand District Municipality (excluding Roodepoort, which became part of

154-628: The area - Clearwater Mall, the most upscale in Roodepoort, and Westgate Mall, the largest and oldest. Also found in the area is the Hillfox Centre and the Strubens Valley strip malls, which are both large retail centres. The CBD of the city has shifted from its historical center to a location adjacent to the N1 highway & 14th Avenue interchange in Constantia Kloof . Regional headquarters of banks,

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168-687: The owners were van der Hoven, Bantjies and Lys. Though the Struben brothers' Confidence Reef bore little gold and their mine was unprofitable, the ramshackle town that grew around it became the Roodepoort Municipality in 1904. Incorporating the towns of Hamburg, Florida and Maraisburg, Roodepoort became a city in 1977, and has since developed as one of Johannesburg's most predominantly Afrikaans (language of Dutch origin) speaking districts. Roodepoort has seen large population growth due to Johannesburg urban sprawl . There are two major malls in

182-596: The two, there is a links golf course Eagle Canyon. Further south in Roodepoort is the CMR Golf Club. Roodepoort Athletics Stadium is also found within the city. It has three mega private gym facilities owned by Virgin Active and Planet Fitness. The Roodepoort area has numerous parks and green areas. Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden , formerly known as the Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden,

196-725: Was not made part of the West Rand District Municipality , instead being integrated into the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality , following the post- apartheid re-organisation of local government in the late 1990s. Roodepoort is home to several private and state schools, including Ruimsig Montessori International School, Crawford International, Trinity House, Charter College, Allen Glen High School, West Ridge High School, Horizon View Primary, Ridgevale Primary School, Hoërskool Roodepoort, Hoërskool Die Adelaar, Princess High School, The Kings School West Rand and Ruimsig Academy. In 2001, Monash University Australia opened

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