Lejweleputswa Accommodation

Why you might choose to stay in Lejweleputswa

The name Lejweleputswa, meaning ‘gray rock', replaces the rather mundane former ‘Free State Goldfields' that lacked the imagination of the African name that now describes the area in the Free State with a history rich in gold prospecting and mining. Did you know? Once you've booked your hotel or Lejweleputswa accommodation in the Free State, explore the town and destination pages below for info on attractions, activities and things to do when you visit the Free State goldfields region. The Lejweleputswa region lies in the north western part of the Free State, bordering on North West Province in the north and the Northern Cape to the west - an area that also lies in the heart of the country's agricultural belt, and includes two of the province's nature reserves. Did you know? Lejweleputswa has a beauty all its own, and the landscapes are given over to a rich combination of golden crop plains, rolling hills and distant sandstone mountains. Despite a long history of prospecting for gold in the Lejweleputswa, gold wasn't discovered until 1948, when a borehole sunk to find water instead found lava, a deep-flowing source of gold ore that led to the establishment of Welkom. As a result, this part of the world owes its existence to the consequent influx of miners and people who helped build a boom of mining towns, and a farming community that forms part of the maize triangle, the mielie growing region of the Free State. Did you know? The majority of the Lejweleputswa region's 657 019 people speak Sotho. Lejweleputswa has a beauty all its own, and the landscapes are given over to a rich combination of golden crop plains, rolling hills and distant sandstone mountains, the skies a constant hazy blue, from which even the crisp winters cannot detract.

Gold mines in the Free State also supply a large percentage of the silver that the country produces, and Lejweleputswa, whilst definitely the place to experience underground mine tours, offers far more variety than one initially thinks. If the Goldfields Wine Cellar in Theunissen, Winnie Mandela House in Majwemasoeu, Brandfort, and the Aco tractor factory near Hoopstad are anything to go by, then Lejweleputswa is filled with hidden gems. Additional Reading The Free State's flipside - take the N6 from Bloem to Aliwal North Move over Route 62 - Route 26 is more than a pretty face 20 most beautiful natural places in South Africa South Africa's four small wild cats - where to see them South Africa's rare Riverine rabbit - 7 places to see it You might also be interested in Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve Willem Pretorius Game Reserve Sandveld Nature Reserve Oppenheimer Park Golf Course Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve , making this an ideal overnight destination, so choose your Lejweleputswa accommodation now.