Location: South Africa » Free State » Northern Free State » WelkomWelkomWelkom is second largest town in the Free State Welkom is South Africas youngest town and has been the centre of the gold fields since 1947. Welkom sprung up after gold was discovered on a farm called St Helena. Welkom is the second largest town in the Free State. Regarded as the ‘heartbeat’ of the Free State Goldfields, the young city of Welkom is an industrial giant. Aside from the many interesting sights and attractions Welkom has to offer, the town is regarded as an ‘advanced planning’ phenomenon worldwide. The city was planned by the then Anglo American chairman, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, and the residential, mining and industrial areas are harmoniously blended with spacious, green, landscaped parks to form the beautiful ‘Garden City’. The silhouette of mine towers shimmering across evaporation dams and pans, produces a different kind of beauty: one of fortunes and power, evoking images of hardship and heroism. While expecting al this, you will have little doubt that you are at the centre of the Free State Goldfields, where one third of South Africa’s gold is produced. GENERAL INFORMATION How to get there Johannesburg 258 km, Bloemfontein 153 km, Durban 564 km, Virginia 19 km, Kroonstad 71 km HISTORICAL VIEW Aandenk Monument Afrikaans Language Monument Dog Monument Gold Museum – History of gold mining. At the Public Library Joanne Pim Monument MOTH Memorial Museum of Welkom Exhibits depict the history of Welkom. Displays on the bird and animal life of the region. Voortrekker Memorial Second World War Monument NATURE Flamingo Pan – Beautiful recreation area. The pan is home to thousands of flamingoes. Theronia Pan – Bird Sanctuary ATTRACTIONS Arts & Crafts Handicapped residents of the Ernest Oppenheimer Hospital display and sell their work Ernest Oppenheimer Theatre Klippan Farm Park Opportunity for children to view and feed a variety of farm animals Mine Tours - Visit some of the deepest and richest gold mines in the world North Park Fleamarket - Second Saturday of each month Old Indaba Bluegum Tree Parks Central Park - Beautiful lawns, picnic sites and braai facilities Peter Pan Park - A roller skating arena is the main attractions Van Riebeeck Park - Most of Welkom’s monuments are found here West Park Braai facilities Phakisa Freeway Racetrack. Venue for the international 500cc Motocycle Grand Prix Toronto Recreation Centre – Recreation centre for children Underground Wine Cellar The cellar, located at a depth of 857 m at the St Helena mine, is the deepest wine cellar in the world  
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