Wolmaransstad
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Wolmaransstad (
alluvial diamond-mining area and it is the main town of the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality
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Town 245 km south-west of Johannesburg and 56 km north-east of Bloemhof. It was laid out on the farms Rooderand and Vlakfontein in 1888, and proclaimed a town in 1891. Named after Jacobus M. A. Wolmarans, then member of the Executive Council.[2]
Wolmaransstad originated in 1891 on the banks of the Makwasi River (volksraad councilman.
Wolmaransstad serves a large community and is an important diamond buying center.
The
Dutch Reformed church building was designed by Gerard Moerdijk
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Anglo Boer war
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Tourist attractions
- Broadbent Mission Station [3]
- Digger's Diamond route [4]
- Makwassierante Conservation Area
- Wolwespruit Dam Nature Reserve
Notable native
- Bernardus Gerhardus Fourie (also known as Brand Fourie; 1916–2008), South African politician
See also
- Wolmaransstad Commando, a former light infantry regiment of the South African Army based in Wolmaransstad
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Wolmaransstad". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 480.
- ^ "Wolmaransstad". Tourism North West. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Wolmaransstad, Southern Region". SA Venues. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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