Bethany, Free State

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Bethany
Bethany Bethany shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 29°35′53″S 25°57′22″E / 29.598°S 25.956°E / -29.598; 25.956Coordinates: 29°35′53″S 25°57′22″E / 29.598°S 25.956°E / -29.598; 25.956
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Xhariep
Municipality	Kopanong
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Xolile Mathwa (ANC)

Bethany is a former station of the Berlin Missionary Society established in 1834 by Gebel and Kraul to serve the Korana. Hebrew for 'house of misery'. The railway station was renamed Wurasoord in 1919, after C Wuras, who took charge of it then.^[1]

References

↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 76. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Xhariep District Municipality, Free State

District seat: Trompsburg

Kopanong	Bethany Bethulie Edenburg Fauresmith Jagersfontein Oranjekrag Philippolis Reddersburg Springfontein Trompsburg

Letsemeng	Jacobsdal Koffiefontein Luckhoff Petrusburg

Mohokare	Rouxville Smithfield Uitkoms Zastron

Naledi	Dewetsdorp Van Stadensrus Wepener

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