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Hands folded in prayer confirm that the town ’ s hope is on Him .
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OTHER INTERESTING FACTS Another interesting fact about Viljoenskroon is that the Allem brothers have the largest grain storage facility in the Southern Hemisphere in town .
It became clear very early that this is maize country and the first grain silos were erected in 1924 .
The most popular school in town is the Salomon Senekal High School .
The Sentraal Westelike Co-operative Company erected ground-nut stores and a groundnut plant at a cost of € 50 000 years ago .
The library in town was inaugurated by former Administrator JJ Fouche in 1951 .
OLD BUILDINGS , CHURCHES AND MONUMENTS Old buildings are in abundance . The city hall was built by a master builder , PP Haasbroek . The NG Church Viljoenskroon was built in 1946 , followed by the Trinity Methodist Church in 1951 and the NG Church Viljoenskroon- East in 1966 . There are a number of beautiful smaller churches as well , namely the Reformed Church and the AFM Revival Centre . A monument commemorating the Groot Trek was erected at the NG Church , with the names of people such as Andries Pretorius , Hendrik Potgieter , Sarel Cilliers and Piet Retief . The MOTHS also have a monument close to the city hall to commemorate heroes .
Should you want to relax , visit the well-known Wawielpark Holiday Resort close to Viljoenskroon . Viljoenskroon has a lot more to offer than you thought !