Holly Country, known as the Coalbrook Mining Village until 1996,[2] is a town in Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.

Holly Country
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Coordinates: 26.932°S 27.917°E / -26.932; 27.917
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Fezile Dabi
Municipality	Metsimaholo
Area [1]
• Total	1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	586
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	21.5%
• Indian/Asian	2.2%
• White	75.8%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	64.5%
• English	10.5%
• Sotho	6.6%
• Northern Sotho	3.4%
• Other	15.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1946

History

The settlement, located some 5 km from Sasolburg, is a former colliery, and was originally named Coalbrook, probably named after Coalbrookdale in England. It was the scene of the Coalbrook mining disaster on 21 January 1960; 435 workers were buried alive when the mine collapsed.[3]

Richard Hse, a Taiwanese businessman, bought out the old mine village in October 1996, renamed it and turned the place into a hub of factories including clothing, shoes, stoves, wood and paper factories and a sportsfield.[2]

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