Country South Africa District Lejweleputswa Established 1857 Area 5.2 km² Local time Sunday 6:18 AM | Province Free State Municipality Matjhabeng Postal code (street) 9450 Population 11,260 (2011) | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 79% Humidity | ||
Ventersburg is a small town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Africa, 148 km north of Bloemfontein. It was established on the farm Kromfontein which was owned by PA Venter who died in 1857. His son allowed a Reform Church to be established on the farm in 1864 and by 1871, the first plots of the original farm were sold. Ventersburg was declared on 6 May 1873. The Dutch Reform Church was built in Ventersburg in 1891 but it was burnt down in 1900 by the British forces during the Boer War. The church was later re-built in 1912.
Map of Ventersburg, South Africa
In 1903, Ventersburg became a municipality. On 5 December 2000 it was incorporated into the Matjhabeng Local Municipality along with the city of Welkom and the towns of Allanridge, Hennenman, Odendaalsrus, and Virginia.
Under apartheid, many black residents lived outside Ventersburg in Mmamahabane, an extra-municipal township. The location has since been expanded into a second district, Tswelangpele.
Notable People
Kgotso Nkhatho - Actor & Scriptwriter
Vuyo Thethani - Hip Hop Artist
Mbuyiselo Thethani - Professional football player for Free State Stars