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Free State Essentials

The Free State features a blend of significant geological sites and historical landmarks. It is home to the Vredefort crater, the world’s largest verified impact structure, and the dramatic heights of the Drakensberg mountains, where the seasonal Tugela Falls drop from the escarpment. The region contains major engineering projects like the Gariep and Sterkfontein dams, alongside Bloemfontein's judicial architecture and prominent Anglo-Boer War battlefields at Paardeberg and Vechtkop.

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Vredefort crater

The Vredefort impact structure is the largest verified impact structure on Earth.

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Gariep Dam

The Gariep Dam is located in South Africa, near the town of Norvalspont, bordering the Free State and Eastern Cape provinces.

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Tugela Falls

Tugela Falls is a complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province,…

Supreme Court of Appeal

The Supreme Court of Appeal, formerly known as the Appellate Division, is the second-highest court of appeal in South Africa below the…

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Battle of Paardeberg

The Battle of Paardeberg or Perdeberg was a major battle during the Second Anglo-Boer War.

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Sterkfontein Dam

The Sterkfontein Dam, located just outside the town of Harrismith, in the Free State, province of South Africa, is part of the Tugela-Vaal…

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Toyota Stadium

The Free State Stadium, currently known as the Toyota Stadium for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in…

Battle of Vechtkop

The Battle of Vegkop, alternatively spelt as Vechtkop, took place on 16 October 1836 near the present day town of Heilbron, Free State,…

Louw Wepener Monument

Lourens Jacobus Wepener was born on 21 July 1812. He was the son of a German immigrant – Frederick Jacobus Wepener – and a Cape Colony woman…

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Mahai Falls

Located within the Royal Natal National Park in the Drakensberg mountains, these falls are situated along a hiking trail accessible from the Mahai campsite.