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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 27.5 km (17.1 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  R25 | |||
 R104 near Rayton  N4 near Rayton | ||||
| North end |  R513 in Cullinan | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Major cities | Rayton, Cullinan | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The R515 is a Regional Route in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa that connects Cullinan with Kleinfontein via Rayton. [1]
Its northern terminus is a junction with the R513 in Cullinan. Heading south, it passes through Rayton and crosses the R104 and the N4 highway (Maputo Corridor) afterwards. It then bypasses Kleinfontein before reaching its end at a t-junction with the R25, midway between Bapsfontein to the south-west and Bronkhorstspruit to the north-east. [1]
The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, weighing 3,106 carats (621.20 g), discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the mine. In April 1905, it was put on sale in London, but despite considerable interest, it was still unsold after two years. In 1907, the Transvaal Colony government bought the Cullinan and Prime Minister Louis Botha presented it to Edward VII, the British king who reigned over the territory. It was then cut by Joseph Asscher & Co. in Amsterdam.
Benoni is a town on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, some 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Johannesburg, within the City of Ekurhuleni municipality.
Cullinan is a small town in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is located 30 km (19 mi) east of the city of Pretoria along the diamond route and is heavily reliant on tourism and the mine that dominates the skyline. The town is named after diamond magnate Sir Thomas Cullinan.
Koster is a small farming town situated on the watershed between the Orange and Limpopo Rivers in North West Province of South Africa.
The following lists events that happened during 1905 in South Africa.
The R29 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Johannesburg with Leandra and Kinross via Germiston, Boksburg, Benoni and Springs. For much of its route it is named Main Reef Road. The R29 used to end near the Golela border post, however the section from Evander to Ermelo is now part of the N17 and the section from Ermelo to the Golela border post just after Pongola is now part of the N2.
Heuwelsig is a suburb in the northern part of Bloemfontein, South Africa. It derives its name from the geography. This suburb is located on the slopes of mostly granite hills. According to the 2011 national census it is a 75% white suburb. It was mainly developed during the 1980s. The main landmark in the area is the Diamond shaped water-tower.
A Volkstaat, also called a Boerestaat, is a proposed White homeland for Afrikaners within the borders of South Africa, most commonly proposed as a fully independent Boer/Afrikaner nation. The proposed state would exclude Afrikaans-speaking Coloureds but accept South Africans of English ancestry and other White South Africans, if they accept Afrikaner culture and customs.
The Pretoria Armour Regiment is a reserve armoured regiment of the South African Army.
Daryll John Cullinan is a former South African first-class cricketer who played Test cricket and One Day Internationals for South Africa as a specialist batsman. He was regarded as the most gifted batsman of his generation as he was equally adept against pace or spin. Cullinan has said that his most important batting fundamentals were his balance, knowing where his off-stump was and getting his defence in order. He ended up playing 70 tests and 138 ODIs for South Africa. Cullinan's career Test average of 44.21 is only surpassed by ten South Africans with more than ten Tests. At the time of his retirement, he held the record for scoring the most test centuries for South Africa, with 14. Cullinan was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC trophy the country has won to date.
Kleinfontein is a culturally segregated, Afrikaner-only settlement near Pretoria, South Africa that was founded in 1992. Members of the African National Congress and Democratic Alliance youth have denounced the settlement and the continued existence of Afrikaner-only settlements in post-Apartheid South Africa.
Rayton is a town in North-Eastern Gauteng which started out as a tin shack mining town on the farm Elandshoek. During its boom days the town served the needs of thousands of diggers and prospectors working for the Schiller, Montrose and Dunmore mining companies. A mini diamond rush sparked by Sir Thomas Cullinan's discovery of a kimberlite diamond pipe nearby is what caused the town to boom.
The R513 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Hartbeespoort with Bronkhorstspruit via Akasia, Pretoria North and Cullinan.
Kleinfontein is a town in Uthukela District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
In South Africa, as elsewhere in the world, the railways played a huge part in development and growth on nearly all terrains in the country. Conversely, events in South Africa and its neighbours over the years had a huge influence on the development of railways.
The M45 is a long metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Kempton Park with Dunnottar via Benoni, Brakpan, KwaThema and Tsakane. The entire route is in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
The M56 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Boksburg with the northern part of Springs via Brakpan.
The Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum is an agricultural museum part of the Ditsong Museums of South Africa. The museum exhibits agricultural technology from the Stone Age through to the Second World War. It is located on the R104 in Rayton, near Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa.
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