Hobhouse is a small farming and homesteading town in the Free State province of

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, and

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are produced here.

Background

The town lies 32 km north-east of Wepener and 51 km south-west of Ladybrand, near the Lesotho border. It was laid out on the farm Poortjie in 1912 and attained municipal status in 1913. It is named after

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References

Populated places in the Mantsopa Local Municipality Populated places established in 1912 1912 establishments in South Africa {{FreeState-geo-stub