Sandringham | |
|---|---|
  Sandringham  Sandringham | |
| Coordinates: 26°08′42.88″S 28°6′38.69″E / 26.1452444°S 28.1107472°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1944 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,557 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 23.5% |
| • Coloured | 2.31% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.96% |
| • White | 70.79% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 73.87% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.68% |
| • Zulu | 4.79% |
| • Sepedi | 2.89% |
| • Other | 10.77% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2192 |
| PO box | 2131 |
Sandringham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a suburb that lies close to Glenhazel and Sydenham. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is known for its large Jewish population and houses a number of Jewish institutions.
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Rietfontein.[2] It became a suburb on 26 July 1944 and became part of Johannesburg on 10 October 1944, named after Sandringham House in England.[2]
Communities
There is a long-established Jewish community in Sandringham. In 1955 work began on the new Witwatersrand Jewish Aged Home and Home for the Chronically Ill, described by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency as 'the largest institution of its kind in Africa and one of the most modern in the world.' The building was erected at an estimated cost of 500,000 pounds, ($1;400,000) and be dedicated to the Jewish victims of the Shoah in Europe.[3] In 1997, the mostly Jewish residents of Sandhurst and the adjoining Jewish suburb of Glenhazel funded the establishment of their own police station to combat crime.[4] The suburb is also home to the Chevra kadisha (Johannesburg Jewish Helping Hand and Burial Society).[5]
Education
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Sandringham". Census 2011.
- 1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
- ↑ So. African Jews to Construct Outstanding New Home for Aged Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 8 March 1955
- ↑ South African Jews to fund Johannesburg police station Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 5 June 1997
- ↑ THE JEWS OF SOUTH AFRICA 2005 University of Cape Town. May 2006
- ↑ Hesitantly, Students in South Africa Reach Across the Racial Divide The New York Times. 12 November 2000