Marseilles, Free State

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Marseilles
Marseilles
 Marseilles shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 29°10′52″S 27°17′41″E / 29.1811°S 27.2947°E / -29.1811; 27.2947Coordinates: 29°10′52″S 27°17′41″E / 29.1811°S 27.2947°E / -29.1811; 27.2947
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality Mantsopa
Postal code (street) 9747
PO box 9747

Marseilles is a town in Free State, South Africa fairly close to the Lesotho border. It is served by a station on the South African Railways.

Village 113 km east of Bloemfontein and 24 km west of Ladybrand. It was named after the seaport Marseilles in France.[1]

See also

  • Railway stations in South Africa
  • Railway stations in Lesotho

References

  1. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 299. 
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