Curt von François-Feste
| Curt von François-Feste | |||
|---|---|---|---|
National monument in Namibia 
|
|||
 |
|||
| Monument type | Historical and Military Sites: Military forts and territories | ||
| location | Main road C28 - west of Windhoek | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 22 ° 40 '5.5 " S , 16 ° 37' 13.2" E | ||
|
|||
| Emergence | 1890 | ||
|
Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
March 1, 1957 | ||
| Deprivation | |||
| Sponsorship | Private | ||
| Website | NHC Namibia | ||
The Curt von François-Feste (also short: Von François-Fort ) is the ruin of a military camp on today's main road C28 , around 56 kilometers west of the center of the Namibian capital Windhoek . The small fort was built by the first protection force under Curt von François and named after him.
The fortress, built from rubble stones, has three rooms and a small entrance hall with a floor space of around 8 × 10 meters. It lies above the Heusis- Rivier on a slight hill and was used to monitor the trade route between Swakopmund and Windhoek in German South West Africa . Not far there was a large cattle kraal for horses and the oxen for the freight wagons.
According to tradition, soldiers were often used as a crew in Windhoek who “looked too deep into the glass”, which is why the festival was also jokingly called the drying post .
The fort, which is now unused, no longer has a roof. It is open to the public.
Literature and source
- Andreas Vogt : National Monuments in Namibia. An inventory of proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia. Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek 2004, ISBN 9789991605937 .
Web links
- Burkhart Rüchel: Pictures of festivals and Viehkraal (2015)