Venterskroon

Venterskroon
The gravel road through Venterskroon
Venterskroon Show map of North West (South African province) Venterskroon Show map of South Africa
Coordinates: 26°53′13″S27°16′10″E / 26.88694°S 27.26944°E / -26.88694; 27.26944
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Municipality	JB Marks
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Venterskroon is a town in Tlokwe Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. It is an old mining town located in a valley in the middle of the Dome Mountain Land. ^[1]

Venterskroon is home to the Vredefort Dome Information Centre. The Vredefort Dome is the center of the Vredefort impact structure. This impact structure is the world's largest, oldest, and most deeply eroded complex asteroid impact structure in the world, and has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. ^{[2] [3]}

Evidence of the earliest inhabitants of the Venterskroon area has been found at the farm Thabela Thabeng and consists of petroglyphs representing hippos and rhinos. ^[4]

References

1. David Fleminger (2006). Vredefort Dome. 30° South Publishers. p. 110. ISBN   978-0-9584891-4-0 . Retrieved 10 September 2013.
2. UNESCO https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1162
3. "Venterskroon". WhereToStay. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
4. 'The Rock that Shocked, Country Life (2016)

The view from the top of Aasvoelkop in the heart of the Vredefort impact structure with the Vaal River and Venterskroon on its right in the background