Verkykerskop

Verkykerskop

The “uitspanning”, Verkykerskop
Verkykerskop

 Verkykerskop shown within South Africa

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 40 km 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

  1. ↑ "Gigs you’ll dig to ring in New Year". IOL.co.za. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 457.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Verkykerskop: Where sheep may safely graze". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2013.