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Koffiefontein Municipality

Tel: 051 205 0007

This modest country town in the south-western Free State is home to some of the best quality diamonds in the world. The name Koffiefontein is said to come from transport riders who often stopped at a spring in the area to enjoy a cup of coffee. When one of them discovered a diamond in 1870 growth started, but it was only in 1892 that the town was proclaimed. It is therefore very suited for visitors to be greeted by a huge coffee pot at the entrance of the town that, according to its citizens, is a symbol of their hospitality. In addition it is probably the only town in South Africa that has maintained its rural character despite of blooming mining activities.

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Open-air Museum The remaining walls of the Second World War Two prisoner of war camp that features some very impressive murals painting by Fascio, an Italian, who was an inmate of the camp.

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World War Two Murials

Area: Koffiefontein, Xhariep Region, Free State, South Africa

World War Two Murials

Area: Koffiefontein, Xhariep Region, Free State, South Africa