Garden of Remembrance commemorates Allied soldiers fallen in the two World Wars. A blockhouse south of the city is a reminder of later stages of the Second Boer War. Stone corbelled huts, refuges for the prehistoric inhabitants of the region, occur in various locations about the city. In addition, fossils and San rock art are present in the region. Notable people Banele Gaza, record producer Sid James, actor Angela de Jesus, artist David Kau, comedian Steve Komphela, football coach Antjie Krog, poet Min Shaw, singer Pallo Jordan, former ANC politician Teboho Mahlatsi, writer, co-creator, film producer Fana Mokoena, actor & EFF politician Jeffrey Ntuka, football player Max du Preez, journalist Levy Sekgapane, operatic tenor Al J Venter, writer and journalist Mantoa Tshabala-Msimang, former ANC politician Mosiuoa Lekota, former ANC politician Winkie Direko, former ANC politician Robbie Wessels, singer Lize Beekman, singer Anton Goosen, singer Jan Blohm, singer Gert Smal, former Springbok rugby player and coach Andre Venter, former Springbok rugby player Faan Rautenbach, former Springbok rugby player Kulu Ferreira, former Springbok rugby player Burger Geldenhuys, former Springbok rugby player Michael Claassens, former Springbok rugby player Bok Fourie, former Springbok rugby player Sarel Cilliers, preacher, Voortrekker leader, leader at Blood River Alwyn Schlebusch, politician, Vice President of South Africa 1981 Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of Les Misérables Coat of arms By 1931, the Kroonstad municipal council had assumed a coat of arms. It was registered with the Orange Free State Provincial Administration in February 1967 and at the Bureau of Heraldry in April 1971. The arms were: Or, a tree on an island proper; on a chief Argent fimbriated Azure, a locomotive and tender Sable ("a golden shield displaying a tree on a grassy base, below a black locomotive and tender on a silver stripe across the top of the shield"). Originally, an imperial crown was placed above the shield, but it was replaced with a golden mural crown in the 1960s. The supporters were a black wildebeest and a blesbok, and the motto was Finis coronat opus. Sister cities Kroonstad has two sister cities whose names are reminiscent of its own: – Braşov (), a city in Romania – Kronstadt, a Russian seaport city west of Saint Petersburg See also Voorspoed diamond mine References External links kroonstadinfo.co.za: Kroonstad directory Routes.co.za: Kroonstad Allrefer.com: Kroonstad NG Moederkerk Populated places in the Moqhaka Local Municipality Second Boer War concentration