Free State, South Africa · Africa
Cornelia sits on the route: 40 minutes from Villiers.
Cornelia is a town located in Free State, South Africa. With a population of 3,551, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Cornelia sits in South Africa, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cornelia to your route.
Cornelia is a town on the R103 road in the Free State province of South Africa. J.D. Odendaal bought the farm "Sugarloaf" (known as Tafelkop) for a sum of R2,000. They settled there in 1876. At that time it was in the Harrismith district. There were no boundary fences and wild dogs, warthogs and wildebeest wereRead more
plentiful in the open grassveld.
In 1886 the two farmers and other people formed the Afrikaans Baptist Church and J.D. Odendaal was the first preacher. The Odendaal family made an important contribution to the church.
DJ Steyn donated a piece of land to the church to erect a church building. There was a need for an educational institution and the church founded the school of Cornelia in 1889.
In 1894 it was named after the wife of former Free State President Francis William Reitz. One of the previous pastors of the Afrikaans Baptist Church of Cornelia (1959 or 1960) was Jurgens Lambrechts, later well known for appearing in numerous quiz programmes on radio and television from the 1970s to the 1990s.
The town is now part of Mafube Local Municipality that includes Tweeling, Villiers and Frankfort being the municipality head office.
The town is near the Skoonriver (Clean River).
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Cornelia is located in Free State, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -27.2323 latitude, 28.8523 longitude.
Cornelia has a population of approximately 3,551 people, making it a town in South Africa.
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