Kestell

Kestell
Kestell  Kestell shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 28°19′S 28°42′E / 28.317°S 28.700°E / -28.317; 28.700Coordinates: 28°19′S 28°42′E / 28.317°S 28.700°E / -28.317; 28.700
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality	Maluti a Phofung
Area[1]
• Total	12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	8,269
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	92.8%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	6.4%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Sotho	80.5%
• Zulu	7.5%
• Afrikaans	6.8%
• English	2.5%
• Other	2.6%
Postal code (street)	9860
PO box	9860
Area code	058

Kestell is a small maize farming town in the Free State province of South Africa.

Town 46 km west of Harrismith and 45 km east of Bethlehem. It was laid out in 1905 on the farms Mooifontein and Driekuil, acquired a village management board in 1906 and became a municipality in 1906. Named after the Reverend John Daniel Kestell (1854–1941), minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, author and cultural leader.^[2]

It is located 20 km southeast from the site of the Second Boer War Battle of Groenkop. The battle took place on December 25, 1901 when General Christiaan De Wet destroyed a British column.

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, Free State District seat: Phuthaditjhaba (Witsieshoek) Setsoto Clocolan Ficksburg Marquard Senekal Dihlabeng Bethlehem Clarens Fouriesburg Paul Roux Rosendal Nketoana Arlington Leratswana Lindley Petrus Steyn Reitz Maluti-a-Phofung Harrismith Kestell Makwane Phuthaditjhaba Swinburne Tseki Phumelela Memel Verkykerskop Vrede Warden Mantsopa Excelsior Hobhouse Ladybrand Marseilles Thaba Phatswa Tweespruit