Tweespruit is a small dairy farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town lies 27 km east of Thaba Nchu and 47 km north of Hobhouse.[2]
History
Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers.[3]
The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old British Boer War settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.[citation needed]
Notable people from Tweespruit
- Father Frans Claerhout, artist and priest at Tweespruit mission station.[4]
- Michael Anthony (Pez) Parsonson, SAAF fighter pilot.
References
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Tweespruit and Borwa from Census 2011.
- ^ "Google Map - Hobhouse to Tweespruit".
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 441.
- ^ South African History Online - SA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
Municipalities and communities of Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, Free State | ||
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District seat: Witsieshoek (Phuthaditjhaba) | ||
| Setsoto |  | |
| Dihlabeng | ||
| Nketoana | ||
| Maluti-a-Phofung |
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| Phumelela | ||
| Mantsopa | ||
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