Ladybrand

Ladybrand
Ladybrand Location in the Free State
Ladybrand
Coordinates: 29°12′00″S 27°27′00″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality	Mantsopa
Area
• Total	43.05 km2 (16.62 sq mi)
Elevation	1,578 m (5,177 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	4,214
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
• Black African	38.4%
• Coloured	13.8%
• Indian/Asian	4.5%
• White	43.4%
First languages (2001)
• Afrikaans	43.3%
• Sotho	37.5%
• English	14.5%
• Other	4.7%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)

Ladybrand is a small agricultural town in the Free State province of South Africa, situated 18 km from Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. Ladybrand is one of five towns that forms the Mantsopa Local Municipality. Founded in 1867 following the Basotho Wars, it was named after Lady Catharine Brand, the mother of the speaker of the Cape Province legislative assembly, Sir Christoffel Brand.

The settlement of Ladybrand was created by Voortrekkers to give them control over the territories conquered and captured after the above mentioned Basotho war. In 1900, during the Second Anglo-Boer War, Ladybrand came under the control of the British.

Notable residents

• Kobie Coetsee - South African lawyer, National Party politician and administrator as well as a negotiator during the country's transition to democracy.

External links

• Ladybrand travel guide from Wikitravel