Verkykerskop

Verkykerskop

Verkykerskop

Place in Free State, South Africa

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]

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