Rosendal, Free State

Rosendal
Rosendal
Rosendal
Rosendal

 Rosendal shown within Free State

Coordinates: 28°30′S 27°55′E / 28.500°S 27.917°E / -28.500; 27.917Coordinates: 28°30′S 27°55′E / 28.500°S 27.917°E / -28.500; 27.917
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality Dihlabeng
Established 1908
Area[1]
 • Total 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 4,132
 • Density 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 97.1%
 • Coloured 0.7%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 2.0%
 • Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Sotho 94.4%
 • Afrikaans 3.1%
 • Sign language 1.1%
 • Other 1.4%
Postal code (street) 9720
PO box 9720
Area code 058

Rosendal is a small farming town and arts colony 43 km north of Ficksburg in the Free State province of South Africa which was founded in 1908. It has become a popular tourist destination, known for spectacular scenery, including the surrounding mountains, and is home to a community of artists and small business owners. The town has a number of attractive buildings and early-20th-century homes and is a weekend destination for a non-resident population of about 100. There are approximately 61 people living in town full-time. There are several art galleries, a (magnificent) antique store, a boutique hotel and a cafe cum restaurant that hosts monthly dinner theatre.

The old Apartheid era geography is still apparent, and Rosendal village is physically separated from Mautse, the former township, which is a vibrant, proud community. Rosendal-Mautse is a pleasant and relaxed place to live and people here still know each other.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sum of the Main Places Rosendal and Mautse from Census 2011.
 Senekal Paul Roux Bethlehem, Free State
Marquard
  Rosendal  
Clocolan Ficksburg Fouriesburg


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