List of historic street names in Swakopmund

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Since Namibia's independence in 1990, the city ​​administration of Swakopmund has changed many of the original German and Afrikaans street names. According to the current view, people should be honored with street names who have rendered outstanding services to Namibia, especially independence .

Selection of renaming

Status: 2002

new name original name
Libertina Amathila Ave Brueckenstrasse
Anton Lubowski Ave. Lazarettstrasse
Daniel Tjongarero St Poststrasse
Franzizka Van Neel St. Mosely Ave
Uranium Street
Hendrik Witbooi St. Schulstrasse
Roonstrasse
Hidipo Hamutenya Ave Feldstrasse
Mandume Ya Ndemufayo St Schlosserstrasse
Moses ǁGaroëb St Nordring
Südring
Nathaniël Maxuilili St. wide street
Nelson Mandela Ave Winter road
Rakota St. Kolonelstrasse
Knoblochstrasse
Garnisonstrasse
Sam Nujoma Ave Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse
Theo-Ben Gurirab Ave Bahnhofstrasse
Tobias Hainyeko St. Mittelstrasse
Garrisonstrasse
Moltkestrasse
Vrede Rede Ave Louis Botha Street
Dante Ave

Remarks

  1. Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Namibia: Minister Urges Swakopmund Residents to Accept Change . Maggi Bernard, AllAfrica.com, December 12, 2002