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A small private resort, Meiringskloof Nature Park, is located in a valley just northeast of town. Fouriesburg is about half an hour's drive from
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The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact
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descent, Christoffel Fourie, for use as a temporary capital during the
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The town name on Ventersberg which flanks Meiringskloof Nature Park
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During the late nineteenth century, this land was donated to the
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Populated places in the Dihlabeng Local Municipality
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Fouriesburg ranked first during South Africa's 2013
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Fouriesburg is located in South Africa
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