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词条 Tweespruit
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  1. History

  2. Notable people from Tweespruit

  3. Gallery

  4. References

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tweespruit
| pushpin_map = South Africa Free State#South Africa
| coordinates = {{coord|29|11|08|S|27|01|44|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Free State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Thabo Mofutsanyane
| subdivision_type3 = Municipality
| subdivision_name3 = Mantsopa
| subdivision_type4 = Main Place
| established_title = Established
| leader_title = Councillor
| area_footnotes = [1]
| area_total_km2 = 5.1
| population_footnotes = [1]
| population_total = 5791
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)
| demographics1_footnotes = [1]
| demographics1_title1 = Black African
| demographics1_info1 = 90.5%
| demographics1_title2 = Coloured
| demographics1_info2 = 5.3%
| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian
| demographics1_info3 = 0.3%
| demographics1_title4 = White
| demographics1_info4 = 3.5%
| demographics1_title5 = Other
| demographics1_info5 = 0.4%
| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)
| demographics2_footnotes = [1]
| demographics2_title1 = Sotho
| demographics2_info1 = 84.3%
| demographics2_title2 = Afrikaans
| demographics2_info2 = 9.1%
| demographics2_title3 = English
| demographics2_info3 = 2.0%
| demographics2_title4 = Sign language
| demographics2_info4 = 1.5%
| demographics2_title5 = Other
| demographics2_info5 = 3.1%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)
| postal_code = 9770
| postal2_code_type = PO box
| postal2_code = 9770
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 051
}}Tweespruit is a small dairy farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town lies 27km east of Thaba Nchu and 47km north of Hobhouse.[2]

History

Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers.[3]

The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old British Boer War settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.

Notable people from Tweespruit

  • Father Frans Claerhout, artist and priest at Tweespruit mission station.[4]
  • Michael Anthony (Pez) Parsonson, SAAF fighter pilot.

Gallery

References

1. ^Sum of the Main Places Tweespruit and Borwa from Census 2011.
2. ^{{cite web|title=Google Map - Hobhouse to Tweespruit |url=http://maps.google.co.za/maps?saddr=Hobhouse,+Free+State&daddr=Tweespruit&hl=en&ll=-29.351058,27.200775&spn=0.842687,1.234589&sll=-29.18741,27.033291&sspn=0.026376,0.038581&geocode=FWxiPf4dEG6eASlPtgRBA4SOHjHvduff_PeGTg%3BFa6iQv4dy36cASmztciJeHGOHjEay343n9JtLg&oq=hobhouse&t=h&mra=ls&z=10}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=441}}
4. ^South African History Online - SA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
{{Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality}}

1 : Populated places in the Mantsopa Local Municipality

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