Kroonstad
Kroonstad is named after a horse called Kroon belonging to Adriaan de la Rey.
The unfortunate horse drowned in a pothole in a stream on the site of the present town. As a result the stream was named Kroonspruit and the town, which was founded in 1855, was also named after the horse.
Kroonstad stands on the banks of the Vals River which is lined with willow trees making it a popular holiday venue. Cattle, sheep, wheat and fruit are farmed in the district.
The plains of the south and central Orange Free State are the granary of South Africa, one passes through a sea of green stalks, when the mielies (maize/corn on the cob) are growing, extending for hundred of miles and kilometres in all directions.
The unfortunate horse drowned in a pothole in a stream on the site of the present town. As a result the stream was named Kroonspruit and the town, which was founded in 1855, was also named after the horse.
Kroonstad stands on the banks of the Vals River which is lined with willow trees making it a popular holiday venue. Cattle, sheep, wheat and fruit are farmed in the district.
The plains of the south and central Orange Free State are the granary of South Africa, one passes through a sea of green stalks, when the mielies (maize/corn on the cob) are growing, extending for hundred of miles and kilometres in all directions.
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