Powder Tower (Otjimbingwe)
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National monument in Namibia 
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| Monument type | National monument : building | ||
| location | Otjimbingwe | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 22 ° 21 '7.4 " S , 16 ° 8' 10.8" E | ||
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| Emergence | 1872 | ||
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Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
October 3, 1950 | ||
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| Website | NHC Namibia | ||
The Powder Tower in Otjimbingwe is a Powder Tower in Otjimbingwe in the region Erongo in Namibia . This has been a national monument of Namibia since October 3rd, 1950 .
This small tower was built out of stone in 1872 and was used as a repository for gunpowder and food . It was also used as a fort in numerous attacks. It is one of the oldest western structures in Namibia today.
literature
- Andreas Vogt : National Monuments in Namibia. An inventory of proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia. Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek 2004, ISBN 99916-0-593-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 005/1950 Powder Magazine. National Heritage Council. ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
