Vosburg
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Vosburg | ||
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PO box 8780 | ||
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Vosburg is a town 61 km west of Britstown, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The town has relatively low crime rate[citation needed] and features many 19th century buildings.
Town 100 km north-north-west of
Carnarvon. It was founded in 1895 and became a municipality in 1897. Named after the Vos family, who owned the farm on which it was laid out.[2]
History
The town was established on the farm Processfontein in 1895 and was named after Mr J Vos and the Van Rensburg family.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Vosburg". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 462.
- ^ "Northern Cape - As real as the people who choose to explore it".
- ^ "Lodging - Home Page".
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