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Windhoek city overview
Windhoek is a city in Namibia shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseWindhoek Hosea Kutako (WDH)
Known forWindhoek, Capital city in Namibia, Windhoek planning base 3, Windhoek planning base 4
RegionNamibiaNamibia
Time zoneAfrica/Windhoeklocal time
Founded500historical origin
City history
He built a stone church that held 500 people; it was also used as a school.
The first known mention of the name Windhoek was in a letter from Jonker Afrikaner to Joseph Tindall, dated 12 August 1844. Early settlement In 1840 Jonker Afrikaner established an Orlam settlement at Windhoek.
Two Rhenish missionaries, Carl Hugo Hahn and Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt, started working there in late 1842.
After a long absence, Hahn visited Windhoek again in 1873 and was dismayed to see that nothing remained of the town's former prosperity.
A request by merchants from Lüderitzbucht resulted in the declaration in 1884 of a German protectorate over what was called German South West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika), now Namibia.
In June 1885, a Swiss botanist found only jackals and starving guinea fowl amongst neglected fruit trees.
Colonial Windhoek was founded on 18 October 1890, when von François fixed the foundation stone of the fort, which is now known as the Alte Feste (Old Fortress).
After 1907, development accelerated as indigenous people migrated from the countryside to the growing town to seek work.
In 1920, after the Treaty of Versailles, the territory was placed under a League of Nations Class C mandate and again administered by South Africa.
In 1971, the Namibian general contract workers strike started from Windhoek with the goal of abolishing the contract labour system, opposing apartheid, and promoting Namibia's independence. Since Namibian independence Since independence in 1990, Windhoek.
A series of wars between the Nama and Herero tribes eventually destroyed the settlement.
Businesses were erected on Kaiser Street (presently Independence Avenue), and along the dominant mountain ridge over the city.
At this time, Windhoek's three castles, Heinitzburg, Sanderburg, and Schwerinsburg, were built. South African administration after World War I The German colonial era came to an end after the end of World War I.
After World War II, more capital became available to improve the area's economy.
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Windhoek
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Capital city in Namibia
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Windhoek planning base 3
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Windhoek planning base 4
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Windhoek Hosea Kutako (WDH) arrival plan
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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