Mooifontain cemetery
| Mooifontain Cemetery Cemetery on Farm Mooifontain |
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National monument in Namibia 
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| Monument type | Graves and cemeteries | ||
| location | Farm Mooifontain 17 km south of Helmeringhausen |
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| Geographic coordinates : | 26 ° 0 '40 " S , 16 ° 59' 59.8" E | ||
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| Emergence | 1903-1907 | ||
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Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
March 15, 1969 | ||
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| Sponsorship | Private | ||
| Website | NHC Namibia | ||
The cemetery Mooifontein ( English Cemetery on Farm Mooifontain ), actually probably Mooifontein (in German beautiful source ), is a cemetery on the farm Mooifontain 17 kilometers south of Helmeringhausen in the Hardap region in Namibia . It has been a National Monument of Namibia since March 15, 1969 .
Next to the graves there is a small, chapel-like structure made of stone and iron as well as panels made of marble bearing the names of the fallen soldiers of the protection force for German South West Africa who were buried here . The complex is secured by a wall and an iron gate. The cemetery is part of a German base at the time of German South West Africa called Chamis .
Web links
Commons : Mooifontain Cemetery - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 049/1969 Cemetery on Farm Mooifontain. National Heritage Council. Retrieved March 5, 2020.