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Swakopmund

by nora_south_africa - last update: Nov 25, 2006

Swakopmund is a largely self sufficient town, with lots of modern amenities.
The town has banks, car hire, intent cafe', library, museums, a public pool, its has post and telecumunication services.
What to do????
Fishing trips
Namib Naukluft park
Museums

The Jetty

The Germans built the jetty in about 1891, it was built to offload goods to the mainland.
Some historical dates.
September 1892. First building is erected in Swakopmund (a barrack for troops).

1895. First people to be buried in the local cemetery - 5 sailors who drowned in boat accident.
1896. Lieutenant Troost's attempts to solve transport problem by introducing ''Martin Luther''.
1897. First post office in town.
1899. Introduction of cable telegraph service. Water pipeline from Swakop.
1901. First passengers is landed at the Mole. Telephone service established with 40 subscribers.
1903. First wooden pavements.
1905. Jetty opened. The newspaper Deutsche Suedwestafrikanische Zeitung published. 1433 inhabitants.
1909. Swakopmund is an independent municipality.
1911. Shipping connection with New York. First Swakopmunder Zeitung published.
1914. Shelling of the harbour by British naval cruisers. Swakopmund is evacuated inland.
1915. Occupation by SA troops. Shooting of more than 1500 horses and mules outside of the town.
1926. Railway bridge opened over the mouth of Swakop river.
1929. Hansa Brewery is opened.
1930. First guano platform constructed.
1931. Railway bridge is destroyed by flood.
1935. Railway bridge constructed 5 km upstream from Swakop river mouth.
1951. Opening of museum
1959. Opening of salt road to Walvis Bay.

1967. Tar road from Windhoek reached Swakopmund.
1970. Tar road to Walvis Bay opened.
1973. First 3 traffic robots.

1994. Swakopmund Hotel is opened.

sites to see

Marine memorial
War memorial
Princess Rupprecht House
Kaserne
Railway station
German school
Deutsche Evangelical church
Antonius Gebaude
Lighthouse
State House (Kaiserliches Bezirksgericht)

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Comments for nora_south_africa about Swakopmund
SLLiew Sat Jun 21, 2008 05:22 UTC
 Helpful accomodation tips.
DAO Thu May 1, 2008 19:58 UTC
 Indoor heated pool? How did I miss that ?
gilabrand Sun Apr 6, 2008 05:45 UTC
 These places in South Africa have really cool names...LOL

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