Döbra is a settlement about north of the capital
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 202 ...
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There is also a mountain with the same name which is 2023m above sea level. It is located near the Kürsteneck in the
Eros Mountains and around west of
Otjihase mine.
Döbra houses a mission station of the
Catholic Church in Namibia, part of the
Archdiocese of Windhoek. The mission station ran a teacher training centre,
St Joseph's Teacher Training Centre since 1924, and a school,
St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School.
The high school is still active .
The teacher training centre at Döbra was one of very few institutions in the territory of
South-West Africa that offered tertiary education to the indigenous population. It graduated many students that after
Namibian independence became high-profile people in society.
[ It also developed into a centre of resistance. The ]Namibia National Students Organisation
The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) is a national student organisation in Namibia. It was founded on 2 June 1984 in Döbra, about north of the capital Windhoek.
Student Representation
NANSO has been representing Namibian stude ...
(NANSO) was founded here on 2 June 1984, and the 1988 student protests in Namibia started with a march from Döbra to the capital.
References
Populated places in the Khomas Region
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