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    Bloemfontein is located in central South Africa on the southern edge of the Highveld at an elevation of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft), bordering on the semi-arid region of the Karoo. The area is generally flat with occasional hills ("koppies" in Afrikaans ), and the general vegetation is Highveld grassland.

  2. Oct 12, 2023 · Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State Province in South Africa. The city is South Africa’s seventh largest city and is notable for being home to the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, Franklin Game Reserve, and Sand du Plessis Theatre.

  3. May 24, 2023 · Affectionately known as Bloem (pronounced ‘bloom’), Bloemfontein is one of South Africa’s three joint capitals, alongside Cape Town and Pretoria. The largest city in Free State, which occupies largely flat grasslands to the north and west of Lesotho, it may not be an obvious first tourist destination.

  4. Jul 2, 2024 · Bloemfontein, city, capital of Free State province (formerly Orange Free State) and judicial capital of the Republic of South Africa. Founded by Major H. Douglas Warden in 1846 as a fort and residency, it became the seat of the British-administered Orange River Sovereignty (1848–54) and of the Orange Free State (an independent Boer ...

  5. Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province in South Africa. It also serves as the commercial capital of the Free State and the Judicial capital of the country. Come and enjoy the relaxed city, you may never want to leave! Learn more about the history of this city here.

  6. Dec 28, 2023 · Thanks to its central location in the semi-arid highveld, this predominantly modern city is a hub of road and rail traffic and a popular stopover on the journey between the Cape and adjacent provinces. The city is also a convenient base to explore other tourist attractions in the Free State.

  7. Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa and the capital of the Free State Province. Bloemfontein was founded in 1846 and now has a population of around half a million people. J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, was born in Bloemfontein in 1892.