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Welkom is a city in central South Africa, in the northwestern part of Free State Province. It is 160 kilometres northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital. The town is the hub of the Free State gold fields, serving several gold and uranium mines. The town has a technical college and a technological institute. Welkom is served by a small airport and a branch of the main railway between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Places of interest include:
Ernest Oppenheimer Theatre.
Flamingo Pan - This scenic recreation area is home to the local flamingoes.
The Gold Museum.
Mine Tours - Some of the deepest and riches mines are open to the public.
North Park Fleamarket - Every second Saturday of the month.
Public Parks - These include Central Park, Peter Pan Park, Van Riebeeck Park and West Park.
Phakisa Raceway - South Africa's newest racetrack.
Theronia Pan - A quiet scenic pan and bird sanctuary.
Welkom was founded in 1947 following a major gold discovery in 1946. It was planned as a model town, with a horseshoe-shaped shopping and administrative district surrounding a park of 45,000 square metres (11 acres). More than 1 million trees were planted in the town. Welkom received municipal status in 1961 and was declared a city in 1968.
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