After the death of his father, the owner of the farm Kromfontein, PA Venter, allowed the farmhouse to be used for church services. In 1864 a town began to…
The town of Virginia was laid out in 1954 and is situated between the gold and uranium mines of Beatrix, Harmony, Free State Saaiplaas, Joel and Oryx. The…
The city of Welkom (“Welcome”) is the second largest city in the Free State. After the discovery of extremely rich goldfields in the area, in 1947, Sir…
Wesselsbron lies 75 km south of Bothaville, 35 km from Odendaalsrus and 50 km from Welkom in the so-called “panneveld” (marshland) area of the Free State.…
The Winburg area was where the five main Voortrekker parties united under the leadership of the Voortrekker leader Piet Retief. The town was founded a few…
This typical Free State rural town was established in 1859 on the lovely Vanwyksvlei Farm in an area characterised by saltpans. The town was named after…
