Allemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province

Coordinates: 27.0300, -28.1600
Updated: 21 Jul 2026

http:"//www.linx.co.za/tripreports/allemanskraaldam/index.php — View Over Bungalows at Aldam, Towards Wilem Pretorius Game Reserve

Village in the Willem Pretorius Game Reserve near the Sand River, 30 km from Winburg. The name is derived from the Allemanskraal dam, some 9 km to the North-West. The Sand River Convention was signed there in 1852, which gave independence to the South African Republic.

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Allemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province

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01New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper. https://www.linx.co.za/tripreports/allemanskraaldam/index.php

Last updated · 21 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2016, September 19). Allemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121911

South African History Online (2016) 'Allemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province', South African History Online, 19 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121911 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Allemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121911, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Allemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province." South African History Online, 19 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121911. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Allemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province." South African History Online. September 19, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121911.