Bethany | |
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  Bethany  Bethany | |
| Coordinates: 29°35′53″S 25°57′22″E / 29.598°S 25.956°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Municipality | Kopanong |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Xolile Mathwa (ANC) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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.
Places adjacent to Bethany, Free State | |
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Municipalities and communities of Xhariep District Municipality, Free State | ||
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District seat: Trompsburg | ||
| Kopanong | .svg.png.webp) Xhariep District within South Africa | |
| Letsemeng | ||
| Mohokare | ||
| Naledi | ||
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