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Hertzogville

Tucked away in the Free State province of South Africa you will find a small cattle and sheep farming town called Hertzogville. The town is named after South Africas longest serving prime minister James Barry Munnik Hertzog. The town lies about an hour and half from three main cities, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Welkom. First established in 1915 on the Donkerfontein Farm, Hertzogville acquired municipal status nine years later in 1924. Hertzogville is a small farming community that mainly speaks Afrikaans. Other languages that are spoken are Sotho and Tswana and some Xhosa. The town lies in the heart of South Africas bread basket, in the Free State, and very near to the centre of South Africa. Farming is the main industry and accounts for most of the income of the district. Maize, wheat and groundnuts are the principal crops. Sheep and cattle farming are also important.

An agricultural show is staged each year during the months of March and April with many farm animals and farming equipment on display. There are also many local recreational activities like quad biking, horse riding, hunting, games for children and a dance on one evening, usually with popular South African singers.

An interesting bit of information about Hertzogville is that according to local town history which has been passed down over the years, the property on which the town was built was sold to the town subject to the condition that a hotel was not allowed to be built within the towns boundaries for a hundred years after sale of the property.

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