Viljoenskroon

Viljoenskroon is a maize and cattle farming town located in the Free State province of South Africa. It was named after the original farm owner J. J. Viljoen and his horse Kroon (Crown). The town was laid out in 1921 on the farm "Mahemskuil" and became a municipality in 1925.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Viljoenskroon
Settlement.image_skyline: Viljoenskroon.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Viljoenskroon town entrance as seen on the side of the R76 in Engelbrecht street.
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: Moqhaka
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 12.7
Settlement.population_total: 2091
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Rammulotsi Tragedy
Notable People from Viljoenskroon
Schools
Viljoenskroon
Rammulotsi
Radio Station
Rammulotsi open-toilet saga
References
External links

The Viljoenskroon municipality and neighboring township of Rammulotsi were incorporated into the greater Moqhaka Local Municipality in 1996 and forms part of the Fezile Dabi District municipality.

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