Established 1918 Area 4.6 km² Local time Monday 7:09 AM | Elevation 1,600 m (5,200 ft) Population 6,465 (2011) Area code 058 | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
Tweeling (meaning twin in Dutch and Afrikaans) is a small town situated 22 km from Frankfort in the Free State province of South Africa. The adjacent black township is named Mafahlaneng, or "place of twins". This region of the highveld is colloquially known as the Riemland, recalling a time when it was a favoured hunting ground of the early pioneers.
Map of Tweeling, South Africa
The town was established in 1920 on the two farms Tweelingspruit and Tweelingkop, their names derived from two similar looking hills just outside the town. It is situated just east of the Liebenbergsvlei River which is a conduit for water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
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Tweeling Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA