Parys
Sign in to saveParys (pronounced ) is a resort town in northern Free State province, South Africa. It is situated on the southern bank of the Vaal River. The name is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The origin of the name 'Parys' is attributed to German surveyor Schilbach, who named it after the city of Paris because of the similarity between its location next to the Vaal River and that of Paris on the River Seine. The area of Parys also includes the two townships of Tumahole and Schonkenville.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Parys
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Nederduitse Gereformeerde Mother Church Parys-006.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Nederduitse Gereformeerde Mother Church, Hefer Street, Parys
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Free State#South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Free State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Fezile Dabi
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Ngwathe
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1882
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 23.3
- Settlement.population_total
- 45868
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Ngwathe Local Municipality
- Area
- 32.9
- Elevation
- 1398
- Capital of
- Ngwathe Local Municipality
- Official website
- www.parys.co.za
- Image
- Nederduitse Gereformeerde Mother Church Parys-006.jpg
- Dialing code
- 056
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- inception
- 1882-01-01
- postal code
- 9585
- Commons category
- Parys
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- 20th century
- Notable citizens
- References
- External links
Parys (pronounced ) is a resort town in northern Free State province, South Africa. It is situated on the southern bank of the Vaal River. The name is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The origin of the name 'Parys' is attributed to German surveyor Schilbach, who named it after the city of Paris because of the similarity between its location next to the Vaal River and that of Paris on the River Seine. The area of Parys also includes the two townships of Tumahole and Schonkenville.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Parys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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