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Clarens is a small town situated in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains in the Free State province of South Africa and nicknamed the "Jewel of the Eastern Free State". It was established in 1912 and named after the town of Clarens in Switzerland where exiled Paul Kruger spent his last days.
The Clarens Formation is a geological formation found in several localities in Lesotho and in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eastern Cape provinces in South Africa.It is the uppermost of the three formations found in the Stormberg Group of the greater Karoo Supergroup rocks and represents the final phase of preserved sedimentation of the Karoo Basin.
This is a list of cities and towns in Free State Province, South Africa. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.
Sandstone Caves near Clarens, Eastern Free State. Caves have been known throughout human existence, religion, and culture as isolated spaces perfect for meditation and reflection. The Basotho people traditionally regard caves as a dwelling place for ancestors. The caves are visited by thousands of people to perform spiritual rituals. [3]
Clarens is the name of several places: Clarens, Free State, a town in Free State Province, South Africa; Clarens, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of southwestern France; Clarens, Switzerland, a small village in the canton of Vaud; Clarens (Alexandria, Virginia), U.S., a historic mansion
It is one of the oldest existing buildings in the Orange Free State and dates from the period when missionary work mad Type of site: House Previous use: Personage. Current use: Museum. This building was erected during the period 1834 to 1835 by the Rev. Jean Pierre Pellissier of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.
English: Little Caledon River outfall of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project near Clarens, where between 4 and 10 m³ water is released per second, to arrive at Bloemfontein after a journey of 200 km. It provides the Mangaung metro and other Free State towns with an expensive water source when a water crisis is at hand.
In the 2022 census, 72.3% of the population reported their first language as Sotho, 10.3% as Afrikaans, 5.5% as Xhosa, 5.3% as Setswana, and 1.5% as English. The Free State is the only province in which native Sotho-speakers form a majority of the population.