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Bethulie
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Bethulie is a small sheep and cattle farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The name meaning chosen by God was given by directors of a mission station in 1829 which the town formed around. The mission building is the oldest settler built building still standing in the Free State. The town was also home to one of the largest concentration camps run by the British during the Boer War. The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1862.

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Bethulie
Settlement.image_skyline
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Church, Grey Street, Bethulie.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Church, Grey Street, Bethulie
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South Africa Free State#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Free State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Xhariep
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Kopanong
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Main Place
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1863
Settlement.government_type
Municipality
Settlement.leader_party
ANC
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Area
37
Elevation
1282
Image
DH Steyn Bridge near Bethulie.JPG
Dialing code
051
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Commons category
Bethulie
inception
1863-01-01
postal code
9992
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Bethulie is a small sheep and cattle farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The name meaning chosen by God was given by directors of a mission station in 1829 which the town formed around. The mission building is the oldest settler built building still standing in the Free State. The town was also home to one of the largest concentration camps run by the British during the Boer War. The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1862.

==History== Evidence of life was found to be dated to 250 million years ago in the form of fossils.

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