Florisbad is a health resort 45 km northwest of

Bloemfontein Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State (province), Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legisla ...

and 47 km south-west of

Brandfort Brandfort, officially renamed Winnie Mandela in 2021, is a small agricultural town in the central Free State province of South Africa, about 60 km northeast of Bloemfontein on the R30 road. The town serves the surrounding farms for supplies ...

, near the Haagenstad salt-pan. Named after Floris Venter who opened up the mineral spring.

Florisbad archaeological and paleontological site The Florisbad archaeological and paleontological site is a provincial heritage site in Brandfort in the Free State province of South Africa. The most notable find at this site is the Florisbad Skull, the partial skull of an early human species th ...

is now a tourist attraction.

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Populated places in the Masilonyana Local Municipality {{FreeState-geo-stub