Bethlehem & Surrounds Information
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The quaint town of Bethlehem in the eastern Free State province of South Africa is situated on the Liebenbergs river / Liebenbergs Vlei along a fertile valley south of the Rooiberg Mountains. Bethlehem and its surrounding area are a wheat growing region. The name Bethlehem comes from "Beit Lechem" which is Hebrew for "...
The small town of Clarens nestles in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains in South Africa's Free State province. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Eastern Free State", Clarens was established in 1912 and named after the town of Clarens in Switzerland where exiled Paul Kruger spent his last days.Being home to many art galleries which a...
The town of Ficksburg is located at the foot of the 450m high Imperani Mountain in the Free State Province of South Africa. Ficksburg was established by General Johan Fick who won the territory in the Basotho Wars. The last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and the first State President of South Africa, Charles Robberts Swart w...
