Country South Africa District Thabo Mofutsanyane Established 1908 Area 8.5 km² Population 4,132 (2011) | Province Free State Municipality Dihlabeng Postal code (street) 9720 Local time Thursday 12:18 AM Area code 058 | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 60% Humidity | ||
Rosendal is a small farming town and arts colony 43 km north of Ficksburg in the Free State province of South Africa which was founded in 1908. It has become a popular tourist destination, known for spectacular scenery, including the surrounding mountains, and is home to a community of artists and small business owners. The town has a number of attractive buildings and early-20th-century homes and is a weekend destination for a non-resident population of about 100. There are approximately 61 people living in town full-time. There are several art galleries, a (magnificent) antique store, a boutique hotel and a cafe cum restaurant that hosts monthly dinner theatre.
Map of Rosendal, South Africa
The old Apartheid era geography is still apparent, and Rosendal village is physically separated from Mautse, the former township, which is a vibrant, proud community. Rosendal-Mautse is a pleasant and relaxed place to live and people here still know each other.