Parys (Q2835080)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Parys (pronounced ) is a resort town in northern Free State province, South Africa. It is situated on the southern bank of the Vaal River. The name is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The origin of the name 'Parys' is attributed to German surveyor Schilbach, who named it after the city of Paris because of the similarity between its location next to the Vaal River and that of Paris on the River Seine. The area of Parys also includes the two townships of Tumahole and Schonkenville.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Parys is een plaats in de Zuid-Afrikaanse provincie Vrijstaat. Parys telt ongeveer 8.000 inwoners en is vernoemd naar de Franse hoofdstad, Parijs.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Parys is 'n dorp aan die oewer van die Vaalrivier, in die Vrystaat-provinsie van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, sowat 120 kilometer suid van Johannesburg, met sowat 44 000 inwoners (indien die townships bygereken word). Die meerderheid van die bevolking is Sothosprekend, en 'n minderheid, hoofsaaklik in die dorpsentrum, praat Afrikaans.

Summary from Български език / Bulgarian Wikipedia (bgwiki)

Па̀рейс (на африкаанс: Paris [ˈpɑːreɪs]) е град в Централна Република Южна Африка, Провинция Фрайстат, Окръг Фезиле-Даби. Адм. център на Общината Нгватхе. През 2011 г. градът има 48 169 жители.

Wikidata location: -26.9000, 27.4500 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Parys (OSM), 0.87 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Parys
is_in: Free State, South Africa
place: town
source: sagns
sagns_id: 114865
wikidata: Q2835080
wikipedia: en:Parys
population: 8071
start_date: 1882
wikimedia_commons: Category:Parys

wikidata match: Q2835080

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