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Timeline Of Windhoek
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Windhoek, Namibia. Prior to 20th century * 1840s - Nama Orlam chief Jonker Afrikaner names settlement "Winterhoek" * 1880 - Nama-Herero conflict; settlement sacked. * 1890 - German military fort construction begins. * 1892 - Windhoek designated administrative seat of colonial German South West Africa. * 1898 - German-language ''Windhoeker Anzeiger'' newspaper begins publication. 20th century 1900s * 1901 - Public library founded. * 1902 - Railway to coast begins operating. * 1907 - Landesmuseum founded. * 1909 ** Turnhalle built. ** becomes mayor. 1910s * 1910 ** Church of Peace built. ** Luisen Apotheke (pharmacy) in business. * 1912 ** Windhoek Railway Station opens. ** Reiterdenkmal erected (monument to Germans in the Herero and Namaqua Wars). * 1913 - Tintenpalast (colonial government building) constructed. * 1915 - 12 May: Town occupied by South African military during the First World War. * 1916 - G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herero And Namaqua Wars
The Herero Wars were a series of colonial wars between the German Empire and the Herero people of German South West Africa (present-day Namibia). They took place between 1904 and 1908. Background Pre-colonial South-West Africa The Hereros were cattle grazers, occupying most of central and northern South West Africa. Under the leadership of Jonker Afrikaner, who died in 1861, and then later under the leadership of Samuel Maharero, they had achieved supremacy over the Nama and Orlam peoples in a series of conflicts that had in their later stages, seen the extensive use of fire-arms obtained from European traders. German colonization In the early 1880s, the German statesman Otto von Bismarck, reversing his previous rejection of colonial acquisitions, decided on a policy of imperial expansion. In 1882 Bismarck gave permission to Adolf Lüderitz to obtain lands which Germany would bring within its "protection", under the conditions that a port was established within the territorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistical Office Of The United Nations
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), formerly the United Nations Statistical Office, serves under the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) as the central mechanism within the Secretariat of the United Nations to supply the statistical needs and coordinating activities of the global statistical system. The Division is overseen by the United Nations Statistical Commission, established in 1947, as the apex entity of the global statistical system and highest decision making body for coordinating international statistical activities. It brings together the Chief Statisticians from member states from around the world. The Division compiles and disseminates global statistical information, develops standards and norms for statistical activities, and supports countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. The Division regularly publishes data updates, including the Statistical Yearbook and World Statistics Pocketbook, and books a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Gardens
Parliament Gardens is a small park in downtown Windhoek, Namibia. It is located between the Tintenpalast (Namibia's Parliament building) and the Christuskirche. It was laid out in 1932 and was originally called the Tintenpalast gardens, adopting its present name after Namibian independence in 1990. Parliament Gardens contains Namibia's first post-independence monument: a bronze-cast statue of the Herero chief Hosea Kutako. Two other Namibian nationalists are also honoured with bronze statues in the gardens: Hendrik Samuel Witbooi and Theophilus Hamutumbangela. The three statues flank the steps up to parliament's main entrance. The gardens used to be an olive plantation, and still include an olive grove. They also contain a bowling green lined with bougainvilleas along with a thatched-roof clubhouse. Twice a month the gardens host "Theatre in the Park", run by the College of the Arts. In 2016, the opening of the Namibian Parliament was held in the Parliament Gardens bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Avenue (Windhoek) (corner of Fidel Castro St. and Independence)
In Windhoek, Namibia, Independence Avenue runs through the heart of downtown and is "easily explored by foot". Prior to independence, the street was known as Kaiserstrasse. Notable buildings and parks on Independence Avenue * Sanlam Centre, which is host to a number of embassies, including the embassy of Germany in Windhoek * Zoo Park Zoo Park is a public park on Independence Avenue in downtown Windhoek, Namibia. It is also a focal point of social life in the city References Geography of Windhoek[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Suidwes-Afrikaner
''Die Suidwes-Afrikaner'' (1927-1976) was the official newspaper of the United National South West Party (UNSWP), a political party in South West Africa with close ties to the United Party in South Africa. The UNSWP was incorporated into the UP in 1971. History The Windhoek publisher John Meinert decided in 1927 that an Afrikaans language paper was needed to complement the English language ''Windhoek Advertiser'' and the German language Allgemeine Zeitung. Ernst Schlengemann accepted the post of editor. The first edition was published on April 8, 1927, the second-Afrikaans-speaking daily after the short-lived ''Suidwes Nuus'' (1922-1923). ''Die Suidwes-Afrikaner'' was initially meant to be a voice for Afrikaners in SWA, where Dutch and English in 1920 had replaced German (the former colonial power's tongue) as the official language. The editor grew the paper into a major political factor and later ran as a candidate for the UNSWP for the 1929 legislative elections. Schlengeman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Oslo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo ( la, Osloënsis) is an exempt diocese located in the city of Oslo in Norway. Parishes The territory is divided into 25 parishes, located in the following sites: Oslo (3), Moss, Askim, Fredrikstad, Halden, Lillestrøm, Hamar, Kongsvinger, Lillehammer, Jessheim, Hønefoss, Stabekk, Drammen, Fagernes, Tønsberg, Larvik, Sandefjord, Porsgrunn, Arendal, Kristiansand, Stavanger, Haugesund and Bergen. History By 1070, the see was established as the Diocese of Oslo, and the bishop was seated at St. Hallvard's Cathedral. In 1537 - in the course of the Lutheran Reformation in Denmark-Norway and Holstein - Christian III of Denmark suppressed the Catholic episcopates at the Norwegian sees. Thereafter Lutheranism prevailed in Scandinavia. In 1582 the stray Catholics in Norway and elsewhere in Northern Europe were placed under the jurisdiction of a papal nuncio in Cologne. The Congregation de propaganda fide, on its establishment in 1622, took cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Windhoek
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek ( la, Vindhoeken(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Windhoek in Namibia. The predecessor to the current Archdiocese, the Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia, was established in 1892 and the current archdiocese was fully erected in March 1994. The current archbishop is Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda. History * August 1, 1892: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia from the Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia in Angola * January 10, 1921: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia * May 11, 1926: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek * March 14, 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Windhoek Special churches * The cathedral is St. Mary's Cathedral in Windhoek. Bishops * Prefect Apostolic of Lower Cimbebasia (Roman rite) ** Fr. Bernard Pierre Herrmann, O.M.I. (1892 – 1901) ** Fr. Augustine Nachtwey, O.M.I. (1901.12 – 1908) ** Fr. Joseph Schemmer, O.M.I. (1908.11.24 – 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windhoek Synagogue
The Windhoek Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish Synagogue in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia. It is the only active synagogue in the country and is owned and operated by the Windhoek Hebrew Congregation.''Windhoek synagogue might shut down.'' The Namibian, 4. November 2015, S. 3 The synagogue was founded by Rabbi I. L. Landau in 1924. In November 2015, the community announced plans to close and sell the synagogue, as none of the remaining members of the community viewed themselves as Orthodox Jews. Another synagogue existed in Keetmanshoop Keetmanshoop is a city in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Upington in South Africa. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and benefactor of the city. History Befo ... from 1927 and 1973. See also * History of the Jews in Namibia Bibliography * Windhoek Hebrew Congregation (Hrsg.): ''Jewish Life in South West Africa, Namibia – A History.'' Windhoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and millions of books. In addition to its archiving function, the Archive is an activist organization, advocating a free and open Internet. , the Internet Archive holds over 35 million books and texts, 8.5 million movies, videos and TV shows, 894 thousand software programs, 14 million audio files, 4.4 million images, 2.4 million TV clips, 241 thousand concerts, and over 734 billion web pages in the Wayback Machine. The Internet Archive allows the public to upload and download digital material to its data cluster, but the bulk of its data is collected automatically by its web crawlers, which work to preserve as much of the public web as possible. Its web archiving, web archive, the Wayback Machine, contains hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europa Publications
Routledge () is a British multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioural science, education, law, and social science. The company publishes approximately 1,800 journals and 5,000 new books each year and their backlist encompasses over 70,000 titles. Routledge is claimed to be the largest global academic publisher within humanities and social sciences. In 1998, Routledge became a subdivision and imprint of its former rival, Taylor & Francis Group (T&F), as a result of a £90-million acquisition deal from Cinven, a venture capital group which had purchased it two years previously for £25 million. Following the merger of Informa and T&F in 2004, Routledge became a publishing unit and major imprint within the Informa "academic publishing" division. Routledge is headquartered in the main T&F office in Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
