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'''Oranjekrag''' is a settlement in [[ Xhariep District Municipality]] in the [[Free State]] province of [[South Africa]]. |
'''Oranjekrag''' is a settlement in [[ Xhariep District Municipality]] in the [[Free State]] province of [[South Africa]]. |
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Township on the northern bank of the Orange River, 40 km west of Bethulie and 30 km north-east of Colesberg. Laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘Orange (River) power’.<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=http://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=352}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:20, 23 March 2012
Template:Infobox South African town Oranjekrag is a settlement in Xhariep District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.
Township on the northern bank of the Orange River, 40 km west of Bethulie and 30 km north-east of Colesberg. Laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘Orange (River) power’.[1]
References
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 352.
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