Eagle Monument (Keetmanshoop)
Eagle monument | ||
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National monument in Namibia ![]() |
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Monument type | National Monument : Monument | |
location | Keetmanshoop | |
Geographic coordinates : | 26 ° 34 '42.7 " S , 18 ° 8' 2.4" O | |
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Emergence | after 1907 | |
Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
August 1, 1967 | |
Deprivation | ||
Sponsorship | urban | |
Website | NHC Namibia |
The Eagle Monument ( English Eagle Monument ) is a war memorial in Keetmanshoop in the RegionKaras region in Namibia . This has been a national monument of Namibia since August 1st, 1967 .
A bronze eagle can be seen on the top of the obelisk , which was erected after 1907 . The memorial commemorates the fallen of the Schutztruppe during the uprisings of 1887, 1903 and 1906 to 1907.
literature
- Andreas Vogt : National Monuments in Namibia. An inventory of proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia. Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek 2004, ISBN 99916-0-593-2 .
Web links
Commons : Adlerdenkmal Keetmanshoop - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 034/1963 Eagle Monument. National Heritage Council. Retrieved November 3, 2017.