Old barracks (Swakopmund)
| Alte Kaserne Old Barracks |
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National monument in Namibia 
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| Monument type | National monument : building | ||
| location | Swakopmund | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 22 ° 40 '55 .4 " S , 14 ° 31' 29.4" E | ||
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| Emergence | 1905/06 | ||
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Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
2nd November 1973 | ||
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| Sponsorship | urban | ||
| Website | NHC Namibia | ||
The Old Barracks is a historic fortress in Swakopmund in the region Erongo in Namibia . It was added to the Namibian National Heritage List on November 2, 1973 and is also featured on the coat of arms of the city of Swakopmund .
It was built in 1905 and 1906, at the time of German South West Africa , to accommodate the workers of the 2nd Imperial Railway Construction Company . They built the jetty . Then soldiers of the protection force were housed here. The building served as a school until 1993 and since then as a youth hostel .
The building consists of two wings 55 and 45.5 meters long. Two two-story towers can be found in the middle. The corners are marked by small towers.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 063/1973 Old Barracks. National Heritage Council. Retrieved March 20, 2020.