Bethulie, the Glossary
Bethulie is a small sheep and cattle farming town in the Free State province of South Africa.[1]
Table of Contents
47 relations: African National Congress, Afrikaans, Aliwal North, Bantu peoples of South Africa, Batlhaping tribe, Bloemfontein, Burgersdorp, Cattle, Colesberg, Coloureds, Concentration camp, Country, Districts of South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church, Bethulie, English language, First language, Free State (province), Gariep Dam, Heidelberg, Herman Charles Bosman, Indian South Africans, Jean Pierre Pellissier, Kopanong Local Municipality, List of municipalities in South Africa, London Missionary Society, Morgen, Norvalspont, Paris Evangelical Missionary Society, Patrick Mynhardt, Post office box, Postal codes in South Africa, Provinces of South Africa, Rouxville, Second Boer War, Sheep, Smithfield, South Africa, Sotho language, South Africa, South African Standard Time, Springfontein, Steynsburg, Telephone numbers in South Africa, United Kingdom, Venterstad, White South Africans, Xhariep District Municipality, Xhosa language.
- 1863 establishments in the Orange Free State
- Populated places in the Kopanong Local Municipality
- Second Boer War concentration camps
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa.
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Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Aliwal North
Maletswai (previously Aliwal North) is a town in central South Africa on the banks of the Orange River, Eastern Cape Province. Bethulie and Aliwal North are Second Boer War concentration camps.
Bantu peoples of South Africa
South African Bantu-speaking peoples represent the majority ethno-racial group of South Africans.
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Batlhaping tribe
Batlhaping is one of the Tswana tribes which resides mostly in the Northern Cape and North West of South Africa.
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Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa. Bethulie and Bloemfontein are Second Boer War concentration camps.
Burgersdorp
Burgersdorp is a medium-sized town in Walter Sisulu in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Cattle
Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers.
Colesberg
Colesberg is a town with 17,354 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, located on the main N1 road from Cape Town to Johannesburg.
Coloureds
Coloureds (Kleurlinge) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in South Africa who have ancestry from African, European, and Asian people.
Concentration camp
A concentration camp is a form of internment camp for confining political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or minority ethnic groups, on the grounds of state security, or for exploitation or punishment.
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Country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity.
Districts of South Africa
The nine provinces of South Africa are divided into 52 districts (sing. district, isifunda; isithili; distrikte; selete; kgaolo; setereke; xifundza; sigodzi; tshiṱiriki; isiyingi), which are either metropolitan or district municipalities.
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Dutch Reformed Church, Bethulie
The Dutch Reformed Church in Bethulie is a congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church in the South Free State which was founded in 1862 as the 10th congregation of the Church in the Orange Free State and almost the 85th in the Church.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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First language
A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period.
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Free State (province)
The Free State (Freistata; Vrystaat; iFreyistata; Foreistata; iFuleyisitata), formerly known as the Orange Free State, is a province of South Africa.
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Gariep Dam
The Gariep Dam is located in South Africa, near the town of Norvalspont, bordering the Free State and Eastern Cape provinces.
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (Heidlberg) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany.
Herman Charles Bosman
Herman Charles Bosman (3 February 1905 – 14 October 1951) is widely regarded as South Africa's greatest short-story writer.
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Indian South Africans
Indian South Africans are South Africans who descend from indentured labourers and free migrants who arrived from British India during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Jean Pierre Pellissier
Jean Pierre Pellissier (28 September 1808 in St. Arey, France – 11 June 1867 in Bethulie, Orange Free State, South Africa) was a missionary from the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society to Southern Africa.
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Kopanong Local Municipality
Kopanong Municipality (Masepala wa Kopanong; Kopanong Munisipaliteit; uMasipala wase Kopanong) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.
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List of municipalities in South Africa
This is a list of municipalities of South Africa.
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London Missionary Society
The London Missionary Society was an interdenominational evangelical missionary society formed in England in 1795 at the instigation of Welsh Congregationalist minister Edward Williams.
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Morgen
A morgen was a unit of measurement of land area in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania and parts of the Dutch Overseas Empire, such as South Africa.
Norvalspont
Norvalspont is a small town in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Bethulie and Norvalspont are Second Boer War concentration camps.
Paris Evangelical Missionary Society
The Paris Evangelical Missionary Society (in French, Société des missions évangéliques de Paris), also known as the SMEP or Mission de Paris, was a Protestant missionary association created in 1822.
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Patrick Mynhardt
Patrick Beattie Mynhardt (12 June 1932 in Bethulie, Free State, South Africa – 25 October 2007 in London, England) was a well-known South African film and theatre actor.
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Post office box
A post office box (commonly abbreviated as P.O. box, or also known as a postal box) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office.
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Postal codes in South Africa
Postal codes were introduced in South Africa on 8 October 1973, with the introduction of automated sorting.
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Provinces of South Africa
South Africa is divided into nine provinces.
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Rouxville
Rouxville is a small wool and cattle farming town in the Free State province of South Africa and is situated on the N6 national route. Bethulie and Rouxville are 1863 establishments in the Orange Free State and Populated places established in 1863.
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.
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Sheep
Sheep (sheep) or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.
Smithfield, South Africa
Smithfield is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa.
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Sotho language
Sotho Sesotho, also known as Southern Sotho or Sesotho sa Borwa is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho–Tswana ("S.30") group, spoken in Lesotho, and South Africa where it is an official language.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
South African Standard Time
South African Standard Time (SAST) is the time zone used by all of South Africa as well as Eswatini and Lesotho.
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Springfontein
Springfontein is a small mixed farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. Bethulie and Springfontein are Populated places in the Kopanong Local Municipality and Second Boer War concentration camps.
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Steynsburg
Steynsburg is a small town in the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality of the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Telephone numbers in South Africa
South Africa switched to a closed numbering system effective 16 January 2007.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Venterstad
Venterstad is a settlement in Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
White South Africans
White South Africans are South Africans of European descent.
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Xhariep District Municipality
The Xhariep District Municipality (Masepala wa Setereke wa Xhariep; Xhariep-distriksmunisipaliteit; uMasipala weSithili sase Xhariep) is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa.
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Xhosa language
Xhosa, formerly spelled Xosa and also known by its local name isiXhosa, is a Nguni language, indigenous to Southern Africa and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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See also
1863 establishments in the Orange Free State
Populated places in the Kopanong Local Municipality
- Bethany, Free State
- Bethulie
- Edenburg
- Fauresmith
- Gariep Dam (town)
- Jagersfontein
- Philippolis
- Reddersburg
- Springfontein
- Trompsburg
Second Boer War concentration camps
- Aliwal North
- Balmoral, South Africa
- Barberton, South Africa
- Belfast, Mpumalanga
- Bethulie
- Bloemfontein
- Blue Hill, Saint Helena
- Brandfort
- East London, South Africa
- Emily Hobhouse
- Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
- Heidelberg, Gauteng
- Heilbron
- Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
- High Knoll Fort
- Irene, Gauteng
- Kimberley, Northern Cape
- Klerksdorp
- Kroonstad
- Krugersdorp
- Lizzie van Zyl
- Mafikeng
- Middelburg, Mpumalanga
- Modimolle
- Norvalspont
- Pietermaritzburg
- Pinetown
- Polokwane
- Port Elizabeth Concentration Camp
- Potchefstroom
- Second Boer War concentration camps
- Springfontein
- Standerton
- Vereeniging
- Volksrust
- Vredefort
- Vryburg
- Winburg
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethulie
Also known as Bethulie, Free State, Caledon, Free State, Lephoi, Moordenaarspoort, Verhuellpolis.