Doornfontein is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located to the east of the city centre, Region 8. The area, whose name means "thorn fountain", was originally the southern part of a farm owned by Frederick Jacobus Bezuidenhout, and was proclaimed a public diggings after the discover of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886. The suburb was laid out in the late 1880s by Thomas Yeo, and became the first residential suburb of Johannesburg. In 1897 the freehold of the suburb was bought by a company owned by the mining magnate Barney Barnato, and the district became known as "Millionaire's Row". A map of Johannesburg indicating regions and freeways. ... , City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Region 8,the historic heart of Johannesburg, is centrally situated on the north-west axis, and towards the eastern border. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Witwatersrand is a low mountain range which runs through Gauteng in South Africa. ... Barney Barnato (4 July 1852 - 4 July 1897), born Barnett Isaacs Barnato, was a South African diamond magnate. ...

Following the Anglo-Boer War, many of the wealthier residents moved north to Parktown, and Doornfontein became home to many Jewish immigrants. During the Great Depression large parts of Doornfontein were bought up by property speculators and turned into slum housing or "yards". These areas were cleared in the mid-1930s and became light industrial manufacturing areas. Combatants British Empire Orange Free State, South African Republic Commanders Frederick Roberts later Lord Kitchener Christiaan Rudolf de Wet and Paul Kruger Casualties Military dead:22,000 Civilian dead:N/A Total dead:22,000 Military dead:6,500 Civilian dead:24,000 Total dead:30,500 The Second Boer... Parktown is a suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn, starting in 1929 and lasting through most of the 1930s. ...

Large areas of Doornfontein are now occupied by the Technikon Witwatersrand, which is now a part of the University of Johannesburg, and Ellis Park Stadium. The Technikon Witwatersrand was a technikon located in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the former campuses of the Rand Afrikaans University, Technikon Witwatersrand, and some campuses of Vista University. ... Ellis Park Stadium is a stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. ...

Reference

• Musiker, N. & R., 2000. A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg, Francolin Pubs., Cape Town, South Africa.

Suburbs in Region 8 of Johannesburg

Belgravia | Bellevue | Bellevue East | Benrose | Berea | Bertrams | City West-Denver | City and Suburban | City and Suburban Industrial | Doornfontein | Droste Park | Elcedes | Fairview | Ferreirasdorp | Fordsburg | Highlands | Jeppestown | Jeppestown South | Judith's Paarl | Lorentzville | Malvern | Marshalls | Marshalltown | Mayfair | New Doornfontein | Newtown | North Doornfontein | Pageview | Randview | Salisburg Claims | Selby | Spes Bona | Troyeville | Village Main | Yeoville