Winburg
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 31 ′ S , 27 ° 1 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Lejweleputswa | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS | ||
| local community | Masilonyana | ||
| Residents | 1373 (2011) | ||
| founding | October 16, 1836 | ||
| The flag of Winburg corresponds to the flag of the Voortrekker | |||
 Dutch Reformed Church in Winburg
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Winburg ( Afrikaans ; German about "Victory City") is a city in the municipality of Masilonyana , Lejweleputswa district , Free State Province in South Africa . In 2011 Winburg had 1,373 inhabitants, the southern township Makeleketle 12,701 inhabitants. The city is located about 115 kilometers north of the provincial capital Bloemfontein and is a regional agricultural center.
history
It was founded on October 16, 1836 by Voortrekker leader Andries H. Potgieter . This made it the first city that could be established on the territory of the later independent Boer Republic of Orange Free State . Potgieter gave her this name in memory of a won battle against the Matabele under their chief Mzilikazi .
Winburg has always been a center of Boer resistance against Great Britain . In the 1840s, together with the town of Potchefstroom and surrounding areas, it formed the short-lived Boer republic of Winburg-Potchefstroom .
Winburg is located in the middle of low hills and a flat grassy landscape, which is known for its acacias .
Attractions
The Dutch Reformed Church built in 1917 , the Ford Hotel , in whose historic dining room the Voortrekkers already dined, the MT Steyn Museum , which is dedicated to the former President of the Orange Free State Marthinus Theunis Steyn , the historic cemetery, the oldest in the northern South Africa, as well as the Voortrekker monument.
traffic
Winburg is connected to the network of South African national roads. The city can be reached on the N1 and N5 . A freight line connects Winburg via Theunissen with the South African rail network.
literature
- LB van der Walt: The Ontstaan en groei van Winburg. Nasionale Pers, Bloemfontein 1928.
- CJP LeRoux, MS Botes: Winburg en the Groot Trek (= Vrystaatse Voortrekkermuseum-reeks. Brosjure 1). Oranje-Vrystaat Museumdiens, Bloemfontein 1985, ISBN 0-947023-17-8 .
- SPR Oosthuizen: The Stigting van Winburg (= Vrystaatse Voortrekkermuseum-reeks. Band?). Subdirektoraat Biblioteek- en Museumdiens, Bloemfontein 1991, ISBN 0-947023-90-9 .
- Wilhelm Herman Venter: Die geskiedenis van Winburg dead 1902. Master's thesis University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 1974 ( online ).
Web links
- City and state foundations of the Boers ( Memento from February 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Winburg Census 2011, accessed on July 7, 2017
- ↑ Makeleketle Census 2011, accessed on July 7, 2017