Directory of Towns in South and Southern Africa


Vaalwater

Province: Limpopo Province Region: Bushveld
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Val

Province: Mpumalanga Region: Tsitsikamma
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Van Reenen

Province: Free State Region: Eastern Region
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Van Stadensrus

Province: Free State Region: Transgariep
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Vanderbijlpark

Province: Gauteng Region: Southern Region
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Vanderkloof

Province: Northern Cape Region: Upper Karoo
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Vanrhynsdorp

Province: Western Cape Region: West Coast
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Velddrif

Province: Western Cape Region: West Coast
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Ventersburg

Province: Free State Region: Goldfields
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Ventersdorp

Province: North West Region: Southern Region
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Description:
Ventersdorp was founded as a Dutch Reformed parish on the farm Roodepoort in 1866. Ventersdorp is located in the fertile Vaal River Valley and is at the centre of a large agricultural area. Tourist attractions include Rietspruit Dam: a variety of water sports can be enjoyed at this resort 10km south of Ventersdorp; Tarentaal hiking routes; The grave with eternal flowers (in the town cemetery is the grave of an Irish soldier, G. Shaw, who fought on the side of the Boers during the South African War. He was court-marshalled by the British authorities and executed by firing squad).

Venterskroon

Province: North West Region: Southern Region
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Venterstad

Province: Eastern Cape Region: Friendly N6
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Vereeniging

Province: Gauteng Region: Southern Region
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Verkeerdevlei

Province: Free State Region: Eastern Region
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Verkykerskop

Province: Free State Region: Eastern Region
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Victoria Bay

Province: Western Cape Region: Garden Route
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Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe


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Victoria West

Province: Northern Cape Region: Upper Karoo
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Vilanculos in Mozambique


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Viljoensdrif

Province: Free State Region: Northern Region
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Viljoenskroon

Province: Free State Region: Northern Region
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Villiers

Province: Free State Region: Northern Region
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Villiersdorp

Province: Western Cape Region: Overberg
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Virginia

Province: Free State Region: Goldfields
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Vivo

Province: Limpopo Province Region: Soutpansberg/ Limpopo Valley
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Vlottenburg

Province: Western Cape Region: Winelands
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Volksrust

Province: Mpumalanga Region: Grass & Wetlands
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Vosburg

Province: Northern Cape Region: Upper Karoo
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Vrede

Province: Free State Region: Eastern Region
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Vredefort

Province: Free State Region: Northern Region
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Vredenburg

Province: Western Cape Region: West Coast
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Vredendal

Province: Western Cape Region: West Coast
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Vryburg

Province: North West Region: Bophirima
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Description:
When the Republic of Stellaland was proclaimed in 1882, Vryburg ("Freefort") was established as its capital. The Repubicans called themselves "vrybugers" - "free citizens" hence the name of the town. Vryburg lies about 150km southwest of Mafikeng. Today it is the industrial and agricultural heartland of the Western region. The area supports a large number of game and cattle ranches. Attractions include the Leon Taljaard Nature Reserve (holds a variety of wildlife); the Tierkloof (Tiger Kloof) Missionary Station (established as a stone church in 1904 by the London Missionary Station, now a national monument and restored as an educational institute); the Theiler Agricultural Museum & Cattle Research Centre (found on the farm Armoedsvlakte nortwest of Vryburg, named after sir Arnold Theiler famous for his research into cattle diseases); the Vryburg Museum; Bushman engravings and the Old Goal main gate.

Vryheid

Province: KwaZulu-Natal Region: Battlefields
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Date of entry: 1 September 1996
Last update:2012/10/25 at 08:57:53