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Tourism Attractions
Tourist attractions include The Borehole
(in the early mining days, Western Deep
Levels struck a stream of sulphurous water,
which to this day surges out of the borehole
at 2,000 litres per hour); Piet Viljoen
Park (a beautifully landscaped garden near
the centre of town); Renosterfontein (a
farm with old Tswana kraals, a traditional
African village, and the ruins of a house
that belonged to the brothers of President
Andries Pretorius); Thlokwe Ruins (the remains
of Tswana and Sotho kraals, used till the
inhabitants were driven away by Mzilikazi
in the 1820s, can be viewed on the hills
surrounding Fochville).
Places of interest
Theron Memorial
A memorial to Boer scout Danie Theron who
was killed in 1900 during an engagement
with a British detachment. The memorial
is situated 8km west of the town on the
N12
Tlokwe Ruins
The ruins of early Tswana stone kraals
are located in the hills around the town.
Voortrekker Plaque
Marks the site of an early Voortrekker
fortification of 1842. Located to the south
west of the Theron Memorial.
Bird Farm and Trout Hatchery
Piet Viljoen Park
A pleasant park near the town centre.
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