RESIDENTIAL FOR SALE IN FOCHVILLE IN SOUTH AFRICA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Fochville Fochville is located in South Africa Fochville Fochville shown within South Africa Coordinates: ′S ′ECoordinates: ′S ′E Country South Africa Province Gauteng District West Rand Municipality Merafong City Area1 • Total km sq mi) Population ( • Total • Density 840/km/sq mi) Racial makeup ( • Black African 25.7% • Coloured 1.2% • Indian/Asian 0.4% • White 71.7% • Other 0.9% First languages ( • Afrikaans 71.3% • English 6.8% • Sotho 6.2% • Tswana 6.0% • Other 9.7% Postal code (street) PO box Area code 018 Fochville is a farming and mining town situated in Gauteng province in South Africa and makes a part of the Merafong City Local Municipality which also includes Kokosi, Carletonville and Khutsong. In the area surrounding Fochville are a number of Sotho or Tswana ruins. The Boer War hero, Danie Theron was killed just 5 km north of the town. The town itself was only established as an agricultural centre in and was named after the World War I commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in France, Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch Internal Agency Ref No:ZZ # Kitchen: 1 # Parking: 3 Has Garden Security Features: Gated Security Property Reference #: Nearby Schools: Fochville has two primary schools and one high school Nearby Places/Vicinity: Fochville has sporting facilities at the sport Stadium called Gert van Rensburg Stadium. Sporting clubs include Cricket, Rugby, Squash, Yoga, kickboxing and more. The contact details for fochville sporting clubs can be found on Fochville.info The Borehole is the site where, in the early mining days, Western Deep Levels struck a stream of sulphurous water, which to this day surges out of the borehole. Renosterfontein is 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. Fochville was proclaimed as a town on 15 November under control of a Health Committee and was named after the famous French General Foch of the First world War. The Thlokwe Ruins are the remains of Tswana and Sotho kraals on the hills surrounding Fochville. They were used until the inhabitants were driven away by Mzilikazi in the s. The Theron Memorial is a memorial to Boer scout Danie Theron who was killed in during an engagement with a British detachment. The memorial is situated 8 km west of the town on the N12. The Voortrekker Plaque, located to the south west of the Theron Memorial, marks the site of an early Voortrekker fortification of . Fochville has two primary schools and one high school. There is also a Bird Farm and Trout Hatchery. Agent Details: Miems Burger Weswits Properties Cnr Vrede St & Losberg Ave Fochville Fochville www.weswits.com