Vrededorp | |
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 Nederduitsch Hervormde Church, Vrededorp, with the Hillbrow Tower and city center of Johannesburg in the back | |
  Vrededorp  Vrededorp | |
| Coordinates: 26°11′38″S 28°01′01″E / 26.194°S 28.017°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Elevation | 1,764 m (5,787 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2092 |
| PO box | 2141 |
Vrededorp is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Vrededorp is situated on the North-Western side of Johannesburg and is 1,764 m (5,788 ft) above sea level.
The adjacent suburb of Pageview, along with the part of Vrededorp populated by non-whites, south of 11th Street,[1][2] were commonly and onomatopoeically known as "Fietas" after the Men's Outfitters that traded from 14th street in Vrededorp - hence "Fitters" and "Fittas" or, as commonly spelled, "Fietas".[citation needed] The then well-known 14th street was the area's business lane where everybody from across Johannesburg met to snatch up bargains. Most shopkeepers stayed in apartments on top of their shops.
Vrededorp is sometimes incorrectly regarded as being synonymous with Fietas, however, the bulk of Vrededorp (unlike Pageview) was always a white area, and not a part of Fietas.[3]
- ^ Samadia Sadouni (13 March 2019). Muslims in Southern Africa: Johannesburg’s Somali Diaspora. Springer. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-1-137-46708-9.
- ^ "Life behind the scars of Fietas".
- ^ "Fietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988 | South African History Online". sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 5 July 2020.