Hoopstad Verblyf

Situated on the R700 Highway between Bloemfontein and the North West Province, you will find the key town of Hoopstad. An area considered to be the richest maize producing district in South Africa. Hoopstad is located near the Bloemhof Dam which can be found on the Vaal River. The Sandveld Nature Reserve is positioned alongside the Bloemhof Dam. Something to remember which relates to the translation of the towns name to English is that Hopetown (the direct translation) and Hoopstad are two different towns and often get confused.

The town of Hoopstad was initially founded in 1876 and named Hauptstad after Mr Haupt, a surveyor. The translation of Hauptstad into Afrikaans means Capital, which it couldn’t have been further from the truth, so the town was therefore renamed Hoopstad. The town was established on the one side of the large farm Kameeldoorns, with another town Bultfontein on the other side.