Bethulie, Free State

Founded: 1863

Name means 'chosen by God'.

 


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The town was established in 1863 and named Heidelberg, but was renamed Bethulie in 1872 after the nearby mission station to avoid confusion with towns of the same name in the Western Cape and Gauteng.

(Richardson 2001:169)

List of references:

Harris, CT; Noëth, JG; Sarkady, NG; Schutte, FM & Van Tonder, JM. 2010. Van seringboom tot kerkgebou : die argitektoniese erfenis van die Gereformeerde Kerke. Krugersdorp: Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika. pp 21, 317
Maeder, GA & Zinn, C. 1917. Ons kerk album van Hollandsche kerken en leeraren. Capetown: Cape Times. pp 167
Nienaber, PJ & Le Roux, CJP . 1983. Monumente en gedenktekens van die Oranje-Vrystaat. Roodepoort: CUM-Boeke. pp 7
Oberholster, JJ. 1972. The historical monuments of South Africa. Cape Town: Rembrandt Van Rijn Foundation for Culture at the request of the National Monuments Council. pp 216
Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1989. Historical Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: Struikhof Publishers. pp 124
Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp 169

List of structures:

Gereformeerde Kerk: 1924.
Hennie Steyn Bridge: n.d..
Louw Wepener memorial and grave: 1940.
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1887.
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, adds?: 1922.
Pellissier House: 1834.
Post Office: c1935 ?.
Road Bridge over the Orange River - Hennie Steyn Bridge: n.d..
School: n.d..
Volkskas Bank - Post Office: 1962.
World Wars Memorial: 1953.