Rosendal
Rosendal is a small farming town and arts colony 45 km north of Ficksburg in the Free State province of South Africa which was founded in 1908. It has become a popular tourist destination, known for spectacular scenery, including the surrounding Witteberg mountains, and is home to a community of artists and small business owners.- Type: Suburb with 4,950 residents
- Description: place in Free State, South Africa
- Also known as: “Rosendal, Free State”
Rosendal
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Dihlabeng Local Municipality, Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.50333° or 28° 30′ 12″ south
Longitude
27.93472° or 27° 56′ 5″ east
Population
4,950
Elevation
1,707 metres (5,600 feet)
Open location code
5G39FWWM+MV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Rosendal” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Rosendal”
- Asturian: “Rosendal”
- Dutch: “Rosendal”
- Pedi: “Rosendal, Free State”
- Pedi: “Rosendal”
- Turkish: “Rosendal”
- Urdu: “روزینڈال، جنوبی افریقہ”
- Zulu: “IRosendal, IFuleyisitata”
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