Hobhouse (South Africa)

Hobhouse
Hobhouse
Coordinates	29 ° 31 '37 "  S , 27 ° 8' 41"  E Coordinates: 29 ° 31 '37 "  S , 27 ° 8' 41"  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyana
local community	Mantsopa
height	1481 m
surface	11.6 km²
Residents	244 (2011)
density	21  Ew. / km²
founding	1912
Dutch Reformed Church in Hobhouse

Hobhouse is a place in the South African province of Free State . It is located in the municipality Mantsopa Local Municipality in the district Thabo Mofutsanyana .

geography

2011 Hobhouse had 244 inhabitants, the northern township Dipelaneng had 3736 inhabitants. The place is a few kilometers north of the Caledon , which forms the border with Lesotho here. After Wepener in the southwest there are around 32 kilometers of Ladybrand in the northeast around 50 kilometers.

history

The place was established in 1912 on the site of the Poortjie Farm . It was named after Emily Hobhouse (1860-1926), who, as a British woman, had campaigned for Boer women and children during and after the Second Boer War . The place received municipal status in 1913.

Economy and Transport

The main line of business is agriculture with the cultivation of corn and wheat as well as animal husbandry and cheese production.

Hobhouse is on the R26 between Wepener and Ladybrand. The R709 leads northwest towards Tweespruit . There is no direct connection to Lesotho from Hobhouse.

Personalities

• Colin Eglin (1925–2013), politician, spent several years of his childhood in Hobhouse

Web links

Commons : Hobhouse (South Africa)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Portrait at sa-venues.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hobhouse , accessed July 7, 2017
2. ↑ Dipelaneng , accessed July 7, 2017