Verkykerskop
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| Verkykerskop | |
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  Verkykerskop Verkykerskop shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 27°55′05″S 29°16′52″E / 27.918°S 29.281°ECoordinates: 27°55′05″S 29°16′52″E / 27.918°S 29.281°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Municipality | Phumelela |
| PO box | 9882 |
| Area code | 058 |
Verkykerskop is a town in Phumelela Local Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa, located on the R722. The town is 40km from Harrismith, just off the N3.[1]
Village some 35 km east-south-east of Warden and 40 km south-west of Memel. Afrikaans for 'spy hill', literally 'farlooker's hill', the name appears to have been taken over from Tafelkop, a hill 2,153 m high to the south-west of it.[2]
Sitting on a hill on the Free State side of the border with KwaZulu-Natal, it is described as a tiny village with fewer than 20 residents in town, and a few hundred more living in surrounding villages.[3] It is known for having one of the lowest crime levels in South Africa.[3]
References
- ↑ "Gigs you’ll dig to ring in New Year". IOL.co.za. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 457.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Verkykerskop: Where sheep may safely graze". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
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