Stone Rondavel (Aroab)

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Steinrondavel
Stone Rondavel
National monument in Namibia Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia - Stone Rondavel 01.jpg
Monument type National monument : structure
location at Aroab
Geographic coordinates : 26 ° 46 '52 "  S , 19 ° 55' 25.3"  E Coordinates: 26 ° 46 '52 "  S , 19 ° 55' 25.3"  E
Steinrondavel (Aroab) (Namibia)
Red pog.svg
Emergence 1900
Recognized
by the National Heritage Council
March 15, 1969
Deprivation
Sponsorship
Website NHC Namibia

The Steinrondavel ( English Stone Rondavel ) is a historic Rondavel 28 kilometers from the Namibian village Aroab the Square and near the main road C16 to farm source location located.

It has been a National Monument of Namibia since March 15, 1969 .

The round stone rondavel has a diameter of about 7–8 meters. The stones of the scaffolding are still visible on the roof. It has a small window and door. The roof consists of flat stones 3–5 centimeters thick. The walls are plastered with clay and dung , later expanded with lime and sand. The building was erected in 1900 by Fritz Engels from the South African Republic , who used it as a house and warehouse.

Web links

Commons : National Heritage Council of Namibia  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b 051/1969 Stone Rondavel. National Heritage Council. Retrieved April 1, 2020.