Brits
Afrikaans name: Brits

Brits
Photo © Steven Herbert
North West
Brits is a town situated in a fertile farming area in North West province of South Africa.
Although the first European settler arrived in the area in the 1840's the town didn't get founded until 1924.
Brits weather
BRITS WEATHERFarming is the most important activity in the Brits area and farms produce grain, vegetables and citrus products.
Accommodation in BritsThere is also some heavy industry in the area and interestingly Alfa Romeo cars were produced there up until 1985.
The area between Brits and Rustenburg is a major platinum mining area.

Brits CBD
Photo © Steven Herbert

Dutch Reformed Church (1951)
Photo © Johan van Zyl

Welcome to Brits
Photo © Johan van Zyl
References and further reading
Book of the Road - 4th edition - Author: MapStudio - Year Published: 2019 - Page: 111Caravan & Outdoor Life - Issue 646 - Author: - Year Published: 2016 - Page: 12
Caravan & Outdoor Life - Issue 650 - Author: - Year Published: 2016 - Page: 28
Farm Stall to Farm Stall - Author: Jennifer Stern - Year Published: 2014 - Page: 154
On Route - A region by region guide to South Africa - Author: B.P.J. Erasmus - Year Published: 1995 - Page: 208
Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa - 4th edition - Author: - Year Published: 1986 - Page: 240
Southern Africa from the Highway - Author: AA RSA - Year Published: 1991 - Page: 169
The Pictorial Motoring Atlas of South Africa - Author: Maxwell Leigh - Year Published: 1987 - Page: 92