Vosburg is a town 61 km west of
Britstown
Britstown is a small farming town situated in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Emthanjeni Local Municipality. The town is named after Hans Brits who settled here after he accompanied David Li ...
, in the
Northern Cape province of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
. The town has relatively low crime rate and features many 18th century buildings.
Town 100 km north-north-west of
Victoria West
Victoria West is a town in the central Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is situated on the main N12 route, at an elevation of . It is the seat of the Ubuntu Local Municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipa ...
, 70 km west of Britstown and 94 km north-east of
Carnarvon. It was founded in 1895 and became a municipality in 1897. Named after the Vos family, who owned the farm on which it was laid out.
History
The town was established on the farm ''Processfontein'' in 1895 and was named after Mr J Vos and the Van Rensburg family.
References
Populated places in the Kareeberg Local Municipality
Karoo
Populated places established in 1895
1895 establishments in the British Empire
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