Bloemfontein - Wikipedia
WebBloemfontein (/ ˈ b l uː m f ɒ n t eɪ n / BLOOM-fon-tayn; Afrikaans: [ˈblumfɔntɛin]), also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa.
Bloemfontein | Free State, judicial hub, Orange River | Britannica
WebBloemfontein, city, capital of Free State province (formerly Orange Free State) and judicial capital of the Republic of South Africa. Founded by Major H. Douglas Warden in 1846 as a fort and residency, it became the seat of the British-administered Orange River Sovereignty (1848–54) and of the Orange Free State (an independent Boer republic ...
28 Best & Fun things to do in Bloemfontein (South Africa)
WebOct 12, 2023 · The city is South Africa’s seventh largest city and is notable for being home to the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, Franklin Game Reserve, and Sand du Plessis Theatre. Bloemfontein is sometimes referred to as the City of Cheetahs and Roses.
Bloemfontein – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WebBloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa and the capital of the Free State Province. Bloemfontein was founded in 1846 and now has a population of around half a million people. J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings , was born in Bloemfontein in 1892.
15 Best things to do in Bloemfontein - The Crazy Tourist
WebMay 24, 2023 · The largest city in Free State, which occupies largely flat grasslands to the north and west of Lesotho, it may not be an obvious first tourist destination. However, this spacious, cultured ‘city of roses’ has enough attractions to keep most visitors busy for a …
12 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Bloemfontein | PlanetWare
WebDec 28, 2023 · Bloemfontein, the "city of roses" and Boer stronghold, is the capital of the Free State and its economic and cultural heart. Thanks to its central location in the semi-arid highveld, this predominantly modern city is a hub of road and rail traffic and a popular stopover on the journey between the Cape and adjacent provinces.
History of Bloemfontein (ZA) - South African Tourism
WebBloemfontein is and remains the founding city of two of the country’s largest political parties of all time, both of which had a tremendous influence on the course of history in South Africa - the African National Congress as the party of liberation, and the National Party as the apartheid and governing party from 1948 until 1994.
Bloemfontein - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WebBloemfontein is one of the three capital cites of South Africa. It is the judicial capital of South Africa, as the Supreme Court is there. In Afrikaans and Dutch, Bloemfontein means "Spring of Bloem (Bloom)". It is also known as the city of …
Bloemfontein is in the Free State (GL) - South African Tourism
WebBloemfontein is the judicial capital of the country and a city that was once part of an independent Boer Republic, colonised by the British and considered the heartland of the old South Africa.
Complete guide to South Africa - Lonely Planet | Africa
WebBloemfontein. South Africa, Africa. With the feel of a small country village, despite its double-capital status – it’s the Free State’s capital and the judicial capital of the country – Bloemfontein is one of South Africa’s most relaxed and welcoming cities. Although it doesn’t possess the type of big-name attractions that make it ...
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