, 0 0 0 ▁residents . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁called ▁Vis gat , ▁on ▁the ▁V re def ort ▁cr ater , ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁oldest ▁visible ▁bol ide ▁impact ▁cr ater ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁( with ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁). ▁It ▁was ▁this ▁approximately ▁ ▁wide ▁bol ide ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁gold - b ear ing ▁re ef s ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁some ▁ 2 . 0 2 ▁billion ▁years ▁ago . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁name , ▁which ▁transl ates ▁to ▁" pe ace ▁fort " ▁in ▁A frika ans ▁and ▁Dutch , ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁peace ful ▁conclusion ▁to ▁a ▁threatened ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁Trans va al ▁and ▁the ▁Orange ▁Free ▁State . ▁The ▁British ▁built ▁a ▁concentration ▁camp ▁here ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War ▁to ▁house ▁Bo er ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁ ▁The ▁V re def ort ▁D ome ▁( Cr ater ) ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁meteor ▁impact ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁is ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁sevent h ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁and ▁its ▁status ▁is ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁research ▁scient ists ▁from ▁W its ▁University . ▁ ▁Notable ▁residents ▁ ▁Al ba ▁Bou wer ▁ ▁T . T . ▁Clo ete ▁ ▁Hend rik ▁van ▁den ▁Berg h ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁V re def ort ▁cr ater ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁P ary s