23-421: Lenz may refer to: Places [ edit ] Lenasia , Gauteng Province, South Africa, a township often called Lenz Lantsch/Lenz , Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, a municipality Lenz, Hood River County, Oregon , an unincorporated community Lenz, Klamath County, Oregon , an unincorporated community Lenz Island , Saskatchewan, Canada Lents (crater) ,
46-472: A 15 megalitre reservoir at a cost of R 45 million in Lenasia South. The reservoir was built to address low water pressure and water shortage issues surrounding Lenasia. After its opening on 30 June 2022, residents faced the same issues. The younger generation tends to travel out of Lenasia to work for the big corporates. The growing population of Lenasia is a huge concern, as no additional land
69-768: A disconnection drive of non-paying customers in Lenasia in an attempt to collect revenue; Lenasia owed R 1.3 billion. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality . The community of Lenasia played a prominent role in opposing the national tricameral elections held in 1984 and 1989 under the apartheid era National Party government. This was an attempt to create separate legislative assemblies in South Africa for Whites , Indians and Coloureds in order to entrench racial segregation and perpetuate
92-516: A lunar crater labeled Lenz on some maps Other uses [ edit ] Lenz (surname) , including a list of people with the name Lenz (fragment) , literary fragment by Georg Büchner Lenz Field , a baseball and softball complex in Jacksonville, Illinois See also [ edit ] Lenz's law , in field electromagnetism Lentz Cenani Lenz syndactylism , congenital malformation syndrome Lenz microphthalmia syndrome ,
115-792: A predominantly Indian area, Lenasia today is a more cosmopolitan and diverse suburb, providing a place to live for local coloured and African people, as well as recent immigrants and refugees. Weather in Lenasia is typically 2-3 degrees cooler than central Johannesburg due to the town being situated within a valley . Lenasia is now a vibrant and thriving community. The rapidly growing suburb has shopping malls (Trade Route Mall & Signet Terrace Shopping Centre), churches, temples, mosques, shops, banks and various industrial and commercial sectors. It also boasts numerous other restaurants with well known franchises. There are several prominent publications and newspapers based in Lenasia such as Lenasia Times , and
138-557: A rare inherited disorder Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector , a vector in classical mechanics Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lenz . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lenz&oldid=982111018 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
161-529: Is also the venue for the popular parkrun' , which takes place every Saturday at 8am. Lenasia played host to Transvaal and matches played in the Howa Bowl were played at the Lenasia Stadium. The GM LPL (Lenasia Premier League) is a prominent annual Twenty20-styled cricket tournament played during September. It commenced in 2010. Shree Rameshwar Mahadev Mandir is situated in Lenasia. The Mandir
184-415: Is being zoned for suburban development. Hence properties soar to exorbitant prices, making it more and more difficult for entry level income earners to afford to live there. Many of the younger generations are now beginning to move out of the suburb because of increasing home prices, major traffic congestion en route to the city, as well as wanting to live in a more multicultural environment. Although still
207-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lenasia Lenasia , also known as Lenz , is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province , South Africa , originally created to house Indians . It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality . Lenasia is approximately 35 kilometres southwest of
230-539: The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality . Populated by non-whites, predominantly Indians , until the 1970s, it was one of two adjacent suburbs (Pageview, and the portion of Vrededorp south of 11th Street populated by non-whites) commonly known as Fietas . In 1894, the land that would eventually become Pageview, was allocated by the South African Republic for Cape Coloureds (including Malays ) and it became populated by Cape Malays. It
253-722: The Group Areas Act from Pageview and the portion of Vrededorp populated by non whites (jointly known as Fietas ) and Fordsburg , areas close to the Johannesburg city centre, to Lenasia. As segregation grew it became the largest place where people of Indian extraction could legally live in the Transvaal Province . In 1899, the Vanwyksrust Fort and Gaol of the ZAR was built around the same time as
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#1732766281301276-709: The Johannesburg Central Business District. Apartheid-era planners situated the group area for Johannesburg's Indians near the Lenz Military Base . It originates from 1958. The name "Lenasia" is thought to be a combination of the words "Lenz" and "Asia". The Lenz in question was one Captain Lenz who owned the original plot on which Lenasia is situated. According to Parnell and Pirie the foundations for Lenasia were laid in 1963. Many of its early residents were forcibly removed under
299-823: The Old Fort at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein . Only remnants now remain of the original structure on the corner of the Golden Highway and the R554 - ( 26°20′20″S 27°54′03″E / 26.33899°S 27.90091°E / -26.33899; 27.90091 ). On the north-western outskirts of Lenasia, west of the Klip River wetland and alongside the N12 highway, is the Zuurbekom Pumphouse. It
322-603: The Malay Location, and by the 1940s was it mostly inhabited by Indian South Africans. On 27 January 1942, the Malay Location Standholders and Traders Association requested the name of the township be changed to Pageview after Johannesburg Mayor J.J Page. The town was renamed on 23 February 1943 and the council asked the government to give the Indian land owners ownership of their land. In 1948,
345-493: The National Party won the election and would soon introduce Apartheid . The area would be declared a white area which meant the eviction of all non-white residents, with black residents going to Soweto and Indian residents to Lenasia with evictions continuing from 1964 to 1970. Many homes were bulldozed , and housing for white people was built on some of the land, with large parts remaining undeveloped. This heritage
368-487: The Rising Sun Newspaper. Four satellite radio stations, Radio Islam , Eastwave FM , Channel Islam International and Lenz Fm broadcast from Lenasia. Lenasia embraced the digital age when in 2002 a community website lenzinfo was launched, which keeps the community informed on happenings, sports events, religious and cultural activities and general information. In September 2023, City Power conducted
391-733: The disenfranchisement of the African majority in South Africa. Lenasia also played a role in the creation and activities of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the mass democratic movement that opposed apartheid in the 1980s and early 1990s before the unbanning of the African National Congress . Many of Lenasia's residents played a prominent role in the UDF structures and the broader anti-apartheid movement. Some of these activists became senior political figures after
414-414: The first national democratic elections in 1994. Rose Park a popular venue amongst Lenasia residents for public events and for family relaxation on weekends. The park, which consists of aesthetically-pleasant rose bushes and a fountain, also has a special stimulation and play area that are specifically for children with disabilities. It also featured as a fan park during the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Rose Park
437-623: The locals. Anchorville is the industrial park , located between Lenasia and Lenasia South. Above Nirvana Drive (a section of the R554 ), is the Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve , a protected wetland lake area. Lenasia South is located separately from the main extensions of Lenasia. It is found on the R558 road before Ennerdale . It has a population of 37 110. The Lawley Lake is found here. In January 2021, construction began on
460-526: The outskirts of Lenasia, and established the Tolstoy Farm ; it is now situated on land owned by Corobrik. On it is a museum and training centre. On 27 September 1992, Nelson Mandela gave an address at the opening of the Gandhi Hall. The township is large, and divided into extensions (Extensions 1-13) including a major suburb south of Lenasia, called Lenasia South and referred to as Daxina by
483-462: Was built by the community, for the Community in 1988. The main aim is to promote, support, and perpetuate the worship of Shree Rameshwar Mahadev, to celebrate religious festivals, holy days & charitable events, and the continuous worship & spiritual guidance from Shree Rameshwar Mahadev. Fietas Pageview is a suburb of Johannesburg , South Africa . It is located in Region F of
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#1732766281301506-401: Was built in 1899 (125 years ago) ( 1899 ) and is still operational. Its purpose was to extract and provide the water from the dolomite rocks under the vast wetland to Central Witwatersrand . In 1975, it was declared a National Monument , and subsequently made into a Provincial Heritage Site in 2000. In 1910, Gandhi was gifted land by Hermann Kallenbach on
529-629: Was known as the Malay Camp (later Malay Location ) with 279 stands. Coloureds had managed to obtain some concessions from the Boer government of Paul Kruger , possibly because they shared the Afrikaans language . Indians lived in the Coolie location , a slum west of the city, that was burned for sanitary reasons after an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1904. Most of the displaced Indians moved into
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