Fauresmith

Fauresmith is located 130 km south west of Bloemfontein, South Africa. The town, named after Rev Phillip Faure and Sir Harry Smith, is the second oldest town in the Free State.

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Settlement.name: Fauresmith
Settlement.image_skyline: Fauresmith main street.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Fauresmith main street with the railway line along the centre
Settlement.pushpin_map: 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
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1849
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.leader_party: ANC
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Area: 53.2
Elevation: 1365
Image: Fauresmith main street.JPG
Dialing code: 051

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Commons category: Fauresmith
postal code: 9978
inception: 1849-01-01

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Fauresmith is located 130 km south west of Bloemfontein, South Africa. The town, named after Rev Phillip Faure and Sir Harry Smith, is the second oldest town in the Free State.

Fauresmith is the only town in South Africa, and one of only three in the world, where the railway line runs down the centre of the main road.