Tweespruit
Place in Free State, South Africa
29°11′08″S 27°01′44″E / 29.18556°S 27.02889°E / -29.18556; 27.02889[1]
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Tweespruit is a small dairy farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town lies 27 km east of Thaba Nchu and 47 km north of Hobhouse.[2]
History
Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers.[3]
The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old British Boer War settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.[citation needed]
Notable people from Tweespruit
- Father Frans Claerhout, artist and priest at Tweespruit mission station.[4]
- Michael Anthony (Pez) Parsonson, SAAF fighter pilot.
References
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Municipalities and communities of Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, Free State
District seat: Witsieshoek (Phuthaditjhaba)
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- Aberfeldy
- Bolata
- Harrismith
- Kestell
- Makwane
- Witsieshoek (Phuthaditjhaba)
- Swinburne
- Thibela
- Tseki
- Tshiame
- Memel
- Zamani
- Verkykerskop
- Vrede
- Warden
- Excelsior
- Hobhouse
- Ladybrand
- Marseilles
- Thaba Phatswa
- Tweespruit