Old Fort (Grootfontein)
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National monument in Namibia 
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| Monument type | National monument : building | ||
| location | Swakopmund | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 19 ° 33 '30.3 " S , 18 ° 6' 29.4" E | ||
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| Emergence | 1896 | ||
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Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
March 21, 1975 | ||
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| Sponsorship | urban | ||
| Website | NHC Namibia | ||
The old fort in Grootfontein in northern Namibia is a fort of the former protection force for German South West Africa . It was built by 25 men in 1896.
On March 21, 1975 the fort was added to the list of National Monuments in Namibia . The building is (as of March 2020) used as a privately run city museum Altes Fort Museum . Objects from the German colonial era as well as one of the largest mineral collections in the country are exhibited.
Web links
Commons : National Heritage Council of Namibia - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Fort. NHC Namibia. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ↑ exhibition. Old Fort Museum official website , accessed July 2, 2014