Petrusburg

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City facts

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Overview

Petrusburg is a small mixed farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. It started out as a Dutch Reformed Church serving the farms in 1891. When it became a town, it was originally started on a farm close to "Emmaus", a railway station on the line between Bloemfontein and Kimberley. The original foundations are still there, but they ran out of water, and had to move to the present location where a strong fountain was available. So much so that the first houses had free running water from the fountain for irrigation. The town was named after Petrus Albertus Venter, whose farm, Diepfontein, provided the original land. It is situated on the N8 National Route between Bloemfontein and Kimberley.

Geography

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Wildlife & biodiversity

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Earthquake history

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Notable people from here

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Nearby places in Free State

• De Brug
  23.8 mi away
• Koffiefontein
  31.9 mi away
• Dealesville
  37.1 mi away
• Jacobsdal
  38.6 mi away
• Ratanang
  39.5 mi away
• Saundershoogte
  39.7 mi away
• Boshof
  41.3 mi away
• Fauresmith
  44.1 mi away · pop. 3,628
• Jagersfontein
  44.6 mi away
• Bloemfontein
  48.4 mi away · pop. 370,000
• Edenburg
  53.1 mi away
• Grasslands
  54 mi away

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Geography & sun

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Public attention

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Gallery

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