Tweespruit is a small

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farming town in the Free State province of

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. The town lies 27 km east of

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and 47 km north of

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History

Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers. The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old

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settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.

Notable people from Tweespruit

* Father Frans Claerhout, artist and priest at Tweespruit mission station.South African History Online - SA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
/ref> * Michael Anthony (Pez) Parsonson, SAAF fighter pilot.

References

{{Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality Populated places in the Mantsopa Local Municipality