Jacobsdal

Jacobsdal is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa with various crops under irrigation, such as grapes, potatoes, lucerne, and groundnuts. The town was laid out in 1859 by Christoffel Jacobs on his farm Kalkfontein, and the population was 3,504 in 2011.

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Settlement.name: Jacobsdal, Free State
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Free State#South 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: Letsemeng
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1859
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 60.5
Settlement.population_total: 3504
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Elevation: 1139
Dialing code: 053

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inception: 1859-01-01
postal code: 8710

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==Early history== It is a small attractive town on the Riet River, and in the 19th century it was near the boundary between the Orange Free State and the Cape Colony. Its district boundaries date back to 1834 when the Cape Colony negotiated with the Griqua Captain, Andries Waterboer. The town was established in 1859 on the farm Kalkfontein, 'lime spring'. The town was named after the farm's owner, Christoffel Johannes Jacobs. It obtained municipal status in 1860. At that time, the Jacobsdal district was one of the largest districts in the Orange Free State republic.