Tag Archives: Motheo

The name Bloemfontein means “Fountain of flowers”. The flowery splendour of the 4 000 rose bushes planted at King’s Park earned the city the nickname “City…

Botshabelo – “a place of refuge” is located some 45 km east of Bloemfontein on Road N8 to Lesotho. The town was established in 1978 and is believed to be…

Dewetsdorp lies 75 km south-east of Bloemfontein and was named after the father of the Boer General, Christiaan de Wet. De Wet’s senior was also the founder…

This small town, about 110 km north-east of Bloemfontein, owes its existence to a few farmers who became tired of travelling the long distance between…

Hobhouse, founded in 1912, was named after the Welsh heroine Emily Hobhouse who, despite heavy criticism from her own people, worked tirelessly to improve…

Ladybrand is situated near Lesotho’s north-western border and is one of the towns that has the Basotho War to thank for its existence. It was established in…

Thaba ‘Nchu is only some 10 km from Botshabelo on the N8 Road to Lesotho. The name means was once the traditional stronghold of the Barolong people (a…

This town lies in a primarily dairy-farming district and boasts an excellent agricultural school. Tweespruit is also the “home” of renowned, Father…

Situated between the Free State towns of Wepener and Zastron, this relatively young town was proclaimed in 1925 and named after the owner of the farm on…

This town, on the banks of the Caledon River at Jammerbergspruit, was named after the Boer leader Louw Wepener, who was killed in 1865 while attacking the…