Paul Roux (Q862008)

matcher place: Free State (relation 92417)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1909 establishments in South Africa, Populated places established in 1909, Populated places founded by Afrikaners, Populated places in the Dihlabeng Local Municipality

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Paul Roux is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa that produces poplar wood for the safety match industry. Basotho call the place "Fateng Tse Ntsho" (place of dark trees). It is situated on the N5 highway near Bethlehem, Free State. It was named after a well-known Dutch Reformed Church leader and Boer general , Reverend Paul Hendrik Roux (1862–1911).

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Paul Roux is een kleine plaats met 450 inwoners, in de Zuid-Afrikaanse provincie Vrijstaat.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Paul Roux is 'n dorp in die Oos-Vrystaat, Suid-Afrika.

Wikidata location: -28.3000, 27.9500 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Paul Roux (OSM), 0.58 km from Wikidata [show tags]

name: Paul Roux
is_in: Free State, South Africa
place: town
source: sagns
sagns_id: 114928
wikidata: Q862008
wikipedia: en:Paul Roux
wikimedia_commons: Category:Paul Roux, South Africa

wikidata match: Q862008

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locality (Q3257686)	place=locality
town (Q3957)	place=town

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Populated places established in 1909	boundary=administrative, landuse=residential, place, admin_level
Populated places founded by Afrikaners	boundary=administrative, landuse=residential, place, admin_level
Populated places in the Dihlabeng Local Municipality	boundary=administrative, landuse=residential, place, admin_level