Place Names In South Africa

[Phillip Coetser]

Some light-hearted fun facts...

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Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein (Coordinates S26.167 E26.467) is a farm in the North West province of South Africa, located about 200 km west of Pretoria and 20 km east of Lichtenburg whose 44-character name has entered South African folklore.
It is the longest place name in South Africa, and one of the longest anywhere in the world.
The name, which follows a common format for Afrikaans-language place names in South Africa, means "the spring where two buffaloes were killed with a single shot" (Afrikaans: Twee buffels met een skoot morsdood geskiet fontein). Originally granted to A.P. de Nysschen on 24 April 1866 by the government of the South African Republic, Twee­buffels­met­een­skoot­morsdood­geskiet­fontein is also sometimes known by the shortenings Twee buffels (Two buffaloes) and Twee Buffels Geskiet (Two buffaloes shot).

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[Jan Horn]

I actually grew up 15 km from there. S26.26305 E26.367612