In the churchyard and across the road from the 1876 Friedenskirche are the graves of several historical figures, including Herero leader Willem Maherero, Nama leader Jan Jonker Afrikaner and Hosea Kutako, the ‘father of Namibian independence’, who was the first politician to petition the UN against the South African occupation of Namibia.
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The historical animosity between the Nama and the Herero had its most emphatic expression at the Battle of Moordkoppie (Afrikaans for ‘Murder Hill’) on 23…
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The German fort was built in the 19th century and is an important local landmark.
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Houses the graves of fallen chiefs, killed in battles with the Nama and the Germans.
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A significant local landmark that dates back to the earliest German settlement here.
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A significant local landmark that dates back to the earliest German settlement here.
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Houses the graves of fallen chiefs, killed in battles with the Nama and the Germans.
0.35 MILES
The German fort was built in the 19th century and is an important local landmark.
0.72 MILES
The historical animosity between the Nama and the Herero had its most emphatic expression at the Battle of Moordkoppie (Afrikaans for ‘Murder Hill’) on 23…