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Steynsrus, Free State Province
The Town was established in 1910. Directly translated from Afrikaans; it would mean Steyn's Rest! The beautiful sand stone Church was well…
Allanridge, Free State Province
Allanridge is a Gold Mining Town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Africa, 34 km North of…
Aberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate
Aberfeldy in the region of Free State is located in South Africa - some 284 km South of Pretoria, the Country's Capital. Aberfeldy is a…
University of the Orange Free State, Grey's College School
With origins that can be traced back to 1904, the University of the Free State (UFS) is one of the oldest institutions of higher education…
Letsemeng Local Municipality, Free State Province
The Letsemeng Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated in the South-Western, Free State Province within the Xhariep…
Koffiefontein, Free State Province
Koffiefontein became the site for a large internment camp during World War II, with up to 2,000 Italian and German prisoners of war being…
Oppermansgronde, Free State Province
It all began on 5 July 1825, Frederick Salomon Opperman and his 4 daughters were sold at a slave auction in Graaff-Reinet. His wife and his…
Bloemfontein Zoo
Established in 1920, the Bloemfontein Zoo is well known for its collection of primates and is the home of the 'Big Five.' The Zoo pioneered…
Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality, Free State
The Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated within the Thabo Mofutsanyana District in the Free State…
Bloemfontein Technical College, Douglas Street, Bloemfontein
Also known as the Old Grey College building. The structure was designed by Architect WH Stucke and was erected in 1894-95 by building…
Grey College Complex, Bloemfontein
The main Grey College Building was designed by Architect WH Stucke, and its cornerstone was laid by President Reitz on 16 May 1894…
Appelkooskop, Ficksburg; free State
Mountain North of Ficksburg. Afrikaans for 'apricot hillock' referring to the wild apricots that grow there. Used to be known as…
Houses Brill and Andrew Murray, together with Tuck Shop, Grey-College, Bloemfontein
These three buildings form the historical core of Grey College, the oldest school in the Free State. Brill House and Andrew Murray House…
Railway Station, Sannaspos, Bloemfontein
The Station Building, situate on a protion of the Farm Klipkraal 117 in the District of Bloemfontein. Situated on the Druenberg – Sannaspos…
Green Lodge, 81 St George Street, Bloemfontein
The Orange River Convention (sometimes also called the Bloemfontein Convention) was a convention whereby the United Kingdom formally…