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Petrusburg is a small mixed farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. History See also Orange Free State Geography The Free State is situated on flat boundless plains in the heart of South Africa The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa It started out as a Dutch Reformed Church serving the farms in 1891. Dutch Reformed Church (in Dutch: Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk or NHK was one of many branches of churches coming out of the Protestant Reformation in Europe Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common When it became a town, it was named after Petrus Albertus Venter, whose farm, Diepfontein, provided the original land. It is situated between Bloemfontein (80 km on the N8) and Kimberley (80 km on the N8). Bloemfontein (ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn Afrikaans and Dutch for "spring of Bloem (bloom"

Every year in March, a big music festival is held called the Aartappelfees (Potato Festival). The main street in town is Pretorius Street, but the busiest street is Ossewa street. The main school in town is A. J. C. Jooste High school. Next to Petrusburg is also a large township called Bolokanang, a legacy of the Apartheid era.



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