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Place in Free State, South Africa
Reddersburg
Old Reformed church in Boshoff Street, ReddersburgOld Reformed church in Boshoff Street, Reddersburg
Reddersburg is located in Free State (South African province)ReddersburgReddersburgShow map of Free State (South African province)Reddersburg is located in South AfricaReddersburgReddersburgShow map of South Africa
Coordinates: 29°39′S 26°10′E / 29.650°S 26.167°E / -29.650; 26.167
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
MunicipalityKopanong
Established1861
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorXolile Mathwa (ANC)
Area
 • Total18.6 km (7.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total669
 • Density36/km (93/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African17.3%
 • Coloured1.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White79.1%
 • Other1.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans85.2%
 • Sotho6.9%
 • Xhosa3.2%
 • English2.1%
 • Other2.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)9904
PO box9904
Area code051

Reddersburg is a small sheep and cattle farming town in the Free State province of South Africa on the N6 National Route 60 kilometres south of Bloemfontein.

History

The town was established around the Reformed Church Reddersburg, which was established on the farm Thorbeck on 7 May 1859. The church counsel bought the farm Vlakfontein to establish the town. The name is Afrikaans and means "Saviour's Town", from "God is our Saviour". The town was managed by the church until 1894 when it was handed over to the municipality on agreement that a hereditary tenure of 33 pounds sterling must be paid by the municipality to the church on an annual basis.

During the Second Boer War, Reddersburg was the site of one of the last victories for the Boer forces over the British. Troops led by General Christiaan de Wet attacked a convoy of 600 of the Royal Irish Rifles on April 4, 1900, and obtained their surrender the next day.

The Sarie Marais Hotel is one of the landmarks in the town.

  • Old CNO school Old CNO school
  • 21 Boshof street 21 Boshof street

References

  1. Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. Free State Tourism.org
  3. ^ Main Place Reddersburg from Census 2011.
  4. Thomas Pankenham, The Boer War (Random House, 1979) p417
Places adjacent to Reddersburg
Bloemfontein 60 km
Edenburg Reddersburg Dewetsdorp
Trompsburg Smithfield Zastron
Municipalities and communities of Xhariep District Municipality, Free State
District seat: Trompsburg
Kopanong
Xhariep District within South Africa
Xhariep District within South Africa
Letsemeng
Mohokare


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