Excelsior
Excelsior is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. It was formed by farmers in 1910 who wanted a town which was closer to them than Winburg and Ladybrand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 7,590 residents
- Description: town in the Free State province of South Africa
- Also known as: “Excelsior, Free State” and “Excelsior, South Africa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Merapi substation.
Merapi substation
Electrical substation
Photo: mediaclubsouthafrica, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merapi substation is an electrical substation.
Excelsior
Latitude
-28.94144° or 28° 56′ 29″ southLongitude
27.06114° or 27° 3′ 40″ eastPopulation
7,590Elevation
1,473 metres (4,833 feet)Open location code
5G393356+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 262706098OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1004763Wikidata ID
Q3642344
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Excelsior” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Excelsior, Free State”
- Afrikaans: “Excelsior, Vrystaat”
- Afrikaans: “Excelsior”
- Asturian: “Excelsior”
- Dutch: “Excelsior”
- French: “Excelsior”
- German: “Excelsior”
- Pedi: “Excelsior, Free State”
- Pedi: “Excelsior”
- Romanian: “Excelsior, Free State”
- Romanian: “Excelsior”
- Zulu: “I-Excelsior, IFuleyisitata”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Excelsior Post Office and Dutch Reformed Church - Excelsior.
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