Wesselsbron
Sign in to saveWesselsbron is a small maize farming town 75 kilometres south of Bothaville in Free State province of South Africa.
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- Wesselsbron
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- South Africa Free State#South Africa
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- Country
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- South Africa
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- Province
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- Free State
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- District
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- Lejweleputswa
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- Municipality
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- Nala
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- Main Place
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- Established
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- 1920
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- 14.1
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- 26807
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- 2011
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Wesselsbron is a small maize farming town 75 kilometres south of Bothaville in Free State province of South Africa.
Town 32 km east of Hoopstad and 48 km north-west of Welkom. It was laid out in 1920 and became a municipality in 1936. Named after Commandant Cornelis J Wessels who was in command of the Siege of Kimberley from 13 October 1899 to 12 February 1900. Bron is Afrikaans for ‘source’, ‘spring’.
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