Theunissen

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Theunissen

Founded

1907

Elevation1406 m

Coordinates-28.40°, 26.71°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Theunissen is a small town that has the only wine estate, the Theunissen Wine Farm, in the Free State province of South Africa. It is located about 95 kilometers northeast of Bloemfontein and about 45 kilometers south of Welkom on the R30 road. It was founded by Boer War Commandant Helgaardt Theunissen.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

N

Neville Lederle

racecar driver

F

Francois van Heyningen

South African actor

Mothobi Mvala

association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Free State

• Winburg
  19.9 mi away
• Kitty
  20.1 mi away
• Merriespruit
  21.1 mi away
• Meloding
  21.2 mi away
• Virginia
  22.5 mi away
• Woolaways
  23.4 mi away
• Harmony
  24.1 mi away
• Saaiplaas
  25.2 mi away
• Winnie Mandela (Brandfort)
  25.4 mi away
• Huis Ougoud Retirement Village
  28.5 mi away
• Aldam
  28.5 mi away
• Bronville
  28.6 mi away

Browse all places in Free State →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Ancylotrypa nigriceps

Ancylotrypa nigriceps

Seen 2026-05-05

Common River Frog

Amietia delalandii

Seen 2026-04-13

African Stick Mantis

Popa spurca

Seen 2026-01-12

Idiops monticola

Idiops monticola

Seen 2025-12-20

Galeosoma pallidum

Galeosoma pallidum

Seen 2025-12-20

Common currant-rhus

Searsia pyroides

Seen 2025-12-18

tall nightshade

Solanum chenopodioides

Seen 2025-10-02

ribwort plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Seen 2025-10-02

purpletop vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Seen 2025-09-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Theunissen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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