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Free State, province, east-central Republic of South Africa. Under the name Orange Free State, it was originally a Boer state and then (from 1910) one of the traditional provinces of South Africa; it was renamed Free State in 1995.
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The Free State is the third largest of South Africa ’s nine...
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Orange Free State, historical Boer state in Southern Africa that became a province of the Union of South Africa in 1910. One of the four traditional provinces of South Africa, it was bordered by the Transvaal to the north, Natal and the independent state of Lesotho to the east, and Cape Province to.
The Free State Archives originated around archiving the papers of important Free State political and civic leaders, which gives its manuscript collections a particular flavour. Public records are transferred to it in terms of archival legislation.
The Free State is the third largest of South Africa ’s nine provinces. Before 1995 it was called the Orange Free State. The Orange Free State was one of South Africa’s four traditional provinces and was originally a Boer republic. Bloemfontein is the provincial capital and is also the judicial capital of South Africa.
17 maj 2018 · Free State (formerly Orange Free State) Province in e central South Africa; the capital is Bloemfontein. The region consists principally of fertile high plains, with the Drakensberg Range as part of its e border with Lesotho.
The Free State is the third largest of South Africa ’s nine provinces. It was originally a Boer state called the Orange Free State. The name Free State was adopted in 1995. The capital of the Free State is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa’s judicial capital.
The Free State is the third- largest province in South Africa, but it has the second-smallest population and the second-lowest population density. Free State culture has an interesting dynamic. It is centred around traditional African cultures, but built on the influences of the early European settles.
