Kroonstad (kr
n`stät), city (1991 pop. 110,963), Free State (formerly Orange Free State), E central South Africa, on the Vals River. It is an agricultural and industrial center. There are grain elevators, and grain is shipped from the town. Kroonstad is also an important rail junction and has large marshaling yards. The town's chief industries are clothing manufacture, mineral processing, and the production of machine parts. Kroonstad was founded in 1855. Its growth was stimulated by the discovery of gold in the region in the late 19th cent. After the fall of Bloemfontein Bloemfontein (blm`fŏntān'), city (1991 pop.
..... Click the link for more information. during the South African War South African War or Boer War, 1899–1902, war of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State against Great Britain.
..... Click the link for more information. , it was (Mar. 13–May 11, 1900) the capital of the Orange Free State (see Free State Free State, formerly Orange Free State, province (1995 est. pop. 2,782,000), 49,866 sq mi (129,153 sq km), E central South Africa . It was renamed Free State shortly after the 1994 constitution went into effect.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Kroonstad Technical College is in the city.
n`stät), city (1991 pop. 110,963), Free State (formerly Orange Free State), E central South Africa, on the Vals River. It is an agricultural and industrial center. There are grain elevators, and grain is shipped from the town. Kroonstad is also an important rail junction and has large marshaling yards. The town's chief industries are clothing manufacture, mineral processing, and the production of machine parts. Kroonstad was founded in 1855. Its growth was stimulated by the discovery of gold in the region in the late 19th cent. After the fall of Bloemfontein Bloemfontein (blm`fŏntān'), city (1991 pop...... Click the link for more information. during the South African War South African War or Boer War, 1899–1902, war of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State against Great Britain.
..... Click the link for more information. , it was (Mar. 13–May 11, 1900) the capital of the Orange Free State (see Free State Free State, formerly Orange Free State, province (1995 est. pop. 2,782,000), 49,866 sq mi (129,153 sq km), E central South Africa . It was renamed Free State shortly after the 1994 constitution went into effect.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Kroonstad Technical College is in the city.
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