Vrede
Sign in to saveVrede is a town in the Free State province of South Africa that is the agricultural hub of a 100 km² region. Maize, wheat, mutton, wool, beef, dairy products and poultry are farmed in the region.
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- Vrede
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- Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Vrede.jpg
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- NG church in Vrede
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- South Africa Free State#South Africa
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- Country
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- South Africa
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- Province
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- Free State
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- District
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- Thabo Mofutsanyane
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- Municipality
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- Phumelela
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- Main Place
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- Established
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- 1876
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- DA
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- Councillor
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- Doreen Wessels
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Vrede is a town in the Free State province of South Africa that is the agricultural hub of a 100 km² region. Maize, wheat, mutton, wool, beef, dairy products and poultry are farmed in the region.
==History== Archeological and records conducted by Tim Maggs in 1976 provides evidence of the early Basotho settlement near Ntsoana-tsatsi. The distinctive corbelled house parttens called "N" for Ntsoana-tsatsi dates between 1600 and 1800 AD and was called "Mohlongwa-fatshe.
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