Vierfontein is a settlement in Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa. Vierfontein is a coal-mining village, formerly associated to the Vierfontein Power Station, which was active from 1953 to 1990. When the power station was decommissioned, the village was sold to a property developer. The abandoned fuel station was used in the film "Orkney snork nie".[2]

Vierfontein
Vierfontein is located in Free State (South African province)
Vierfontein
Vierfontein
Vierfontein is located in South Africa
Vierfontein
Vierfontein
Coordinates: 27°05′49″S 26°46′34″E / 27.097°S 26.776°E / -27.097; 26.776
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictFezile Dabi
MunicipalityMoqhaka
Area
 • Total8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total825
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African20.1%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • White79.6%
 • Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans75.2%
 • Sotho16.1%
 • English4.7%
 • Tswana2.1%
 • Other1.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2615
PO box
2615
Area code018

Directly translated to English from Afrikaans, the name literally means "four fountains".

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Vierfontein". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Vierfontein". Mullers Gazette. Retrieved 29 August 2014.