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Vosburg

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Country
  
South Africa

District
  
Pixley ka Seme

Established
  
1895

Area code
  
053

Province
  
Northern Cape

Municipality
  
Kareeberg

PO box
  
8780

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Vosburg is a town 61 km west of Britstown, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The town has relatively low crime rate and features many 18th century buildings.

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Map of Vosburg, South Africa

Town 100 km north-north-west of Victoria West, 70 km west of Britstown and 94 km north-east of Carnarvon. It was founded in 1895 and became a municipality in 1897. Named after the Vos family, who owned the farm on which it was laid out.

History

The town was established on the farm Processfontein in 1895 and was named after Mr J Vos and the Van Rensburg family.

References

Vosburg Wikipedia