Riebeeckstad

Riebeeckstad is a suburb 5 km east of the city of located in the of the Free State province of .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thabong and Welkom.

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is the second largest township after in the province of . The township was established during the years of segregation of black people as well as the township of Bronville for coloured people adjacent to the city of , to accommodate workers at the world's richest gold mines. is situated 4½ km south of Riebeeckstad.

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is the second-largest city in the province. is known as "Circle City", "City within a Garden", "Mvela" and "Matjhabeng". The city's Sotho name, Matjhabeng, means 'where nations meet', derived from the migrant labour system, where people of various countries such as Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique met to work in the mines of the gold fields.

Riebeeckstad

Latitude
-27.92722° or 27° 55′ 38″ south
Longitude
26.80917° or 26° 48′ 33″ east
Elevation
1,410 metres (4,626 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA RBD
Open location code
5G483RF5+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262722018
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
962310
Wiki­data ID
Q7333063
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Romanian—“Riebeeckstad” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Riebeeckstad”
  • Asturian: “Riebeeckstad”
  • Dutch: “Riebeeckstad”
  • Romanian: “Riebeeckstad”

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