Kroonstad

Kroonstad

The town of Kroonstad, the third-largest town in Free State province of South Africa, lies two hours drive from Gauteng. It was established in 1855. In the 1991 census it had a population of 110,963. The main industry is agriculture. A caravan park and many more camp sites on the banks of the willow-lined Vals River are frequented by anglers and watersport enthusiasts.

Folklore has it that the town was named after a horse named "Kroon" (Crown), belonging to Voortrekker Sarel Cilliers, which drowned in a stream on the site of the present town. From 13 March-11 May 1900, it was the capital of the Orange Free State. The British built a concentration camp here during the Second Boer War to house Boer women and children.

ee also

* Braşov - (German: Kronstadt) city in Romania.

References

* [http://www.routes.co.za/fs/kroonstad/ Routes.co.za: Kroonstad]
* [http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/K/Kroonsta.html Allrefer.com: Kroonstad]


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