Villiers, South Africa

Villiers
Villiers is located in Free State (South African province)
Villiers
Villiers
Villiers is located in South Africa
Villiers
Villiers
Coordinates: 27°02′S 28°36′E / 27.033°S 28.600°E / -27.033; 28.600
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictFezile Dabi
MunicipalityMafube
Established1891[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
17,315
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African94.0%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White5.1%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Sotho66.7%
 • Zulu19.6%
 • Afrikaans6.2%
 • Xhosa2.2%
 • Other5.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9840
PO box
9840
Area code058

Villiers is a small town situated on the banks of the Vaal River next to the N3 highway in the Free State province of South Africa. It was founded in 1882 on the two farms Pearson Valley and Grootdraai owned by Lourens de Villiers.

Location

The town is located in the north-eastern Free State, in the eastern half of South Africa. It actually lies at the border of the province of Mpumalanga, with the Vaal River forming the border. Nearby towns include (and their distance in km):

Villiers is also located roughly 150 km from Pretoria (South Africa's de facto capital city), and approximately 70 km from the city of Vereeniging.

History

The town of Villiers is named after Lourens de Villiers on whose farms the town was first built. The town was established at the Vaal River crossing on the very important transport route between Durban and Johannesburg. De Villiers started with the subdivision of his farms into erven in 1882 and the town was proclaimed by State President F.W. Reitz on 29 May 1891.

In these early days the Vaal River was the important boundary between the then Orange Free State and the then Transvaal Republic. Both Governments erected toll houses on the banks of the Vaal River at the Villiers wagon crossing points, at the site of the current steel bridge. These toll houses remained in force until the creation of the Union of South Africa on 31 May 1910.

In the early days during typical Highveld thunderstorms and in the rainy season there were sometimes up to 300 wagons waiting to cross the Vaal river at the Villiers crossing.

The postal service also used this route from Harrismith, Dundas, to Villiers, Malanskraal, Heidelberg and then to the goldfields of the Witwatersrand. The Van der Berg park was used by the postal service to get “fresh” horses for their wagons. This park was also later used as a marketplace.

Villiers is steeped in history with buildings and structures dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. There are some prime restored examples of Eastern Free-state sandstone architecture and a beautiful church at the centre of town with high pitched slate roof. The town is part of Mafube Local Municipality.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Qalabotjha and Villiers from Census 2011.
  3. ^ "Theuns Stofberg (1955-) – Afrikanergeskiedenis" (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2023-08-23.

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