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Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
59 km · about 70 min drive
AfricaSouth AfricaNorth West
Fochville
North West, South Africa · Africa
About Fochville
Fochville sits on the route: 20 minutes from Leeudoorn Mine, 59km from Apartheid Museum.
Fochville is in North West, South Africa, with about 62,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Leeudoorn Mine, about 9 km away.
Fochville is a farming and mining town located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is part of the Merafong City Local Municipality, which also includes Kokosi, Carletonville and Khutsong.
The area surrounding Fochville contains Sotho or Tswana ruins. Tlokwe Ruins are the remains of Sotho-Tswana settlements onRead more
the hills surrounding Fochville that were inhabited until the 1820s. Boer War hero Danie Theron was killed 5 km north of the town. The town itself was established as an agricultural centre in 1920 (the ground was officially broken by Henning Rautenbach) and was named after the World War I commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in France, Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch.
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Within an hour or so of Fochville: Apartheid Museum (59 km).
Where is Fochville?
Fochville is in North West, South Africa, about 9 km from Leeudoorn Mine.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 62,416
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- North West
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.4886, 27.4939
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