Tweespruit

Tweespruit is a small dairy farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town lies 27km east of Thaba Nchu and 47km north of Hobhouse.[2]

Tweespruit
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Coordinates: 29°11′08″S 27°01′44″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality	Mantsopa
Area [1]
• Total	5.1 km^2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	5,791
• Density	1,100/km^2 (2,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	90.5%
• Coloured	5.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	3.5%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Sotho	84.3%
• Afrikaans	9.1%
• English	2.0%
• Sign language	1.5%
• Other	3.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9770
PO box	9770
Area code	051

History

Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers.[3]

The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old British Boer War settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.

Notable people from Tweespruit

• Father Frans Claerhout, artist and priest at Tweespruit mission station.[4]
• Michael Anthony (Pez) Parsonson, SAAF fighter pilot.

Gallery

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  School Buildings - Tweespruit
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  Grain Elevator in Tweespruit
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  Tweespruit Primary School

References

1. Sum of the Main Places Tweespruit and Borwa from Census 2011.
2. "Google Map - Hobhouse to Tweespruit".
3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 441.
4. South African History Online - SA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born