Top things to do in Parys, Free State | South Africa - English

Parys (pronounced ), resort town, northern Free State province, South Africa. It is situated on the southern bank of the Vaal River. The name of the city 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.
== History ==
In the early 1870s, towns in the Northern Free State were situated very far apart, and members of different churches had to travel great distances to participate in religious services. It was then decided by the Ring of the Dutch Reformed Church to implant the idea of a congregation north
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