city Bloemfontein: All Data

Bloemfontein is a city in South Africa. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.

1. Lists and Timelines

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Bloemfontein: Chronology of Mentions

Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.

1848 AD
Capital of Orange River Sovereignty (Great Britain)
1854 AD
Capital of Orange Free State
1900 AD
Mentioned in Event: British offensive (Second Boer War)
1900 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Sanna's Post, part of Second Boer War
1900 AD
Capital of Orange River Colony (Great Britain)
1910 AD
Mentioned in Event: Union of South Africa
1910 AD
Capital of Union of South Africa (Dominion)
1931 AD
Capital of Union of South Africa
1961 AD
Capital of Republic of South Africa
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Free State, part of Republic of South Africa