Helmeringhausen is a settlement in the

ǁKaras Region The ǁKaras Region (pronounced , with a lateral click) is the southernmost and least densely populated of the 14 regions of Namibia; its capital is Keetmanshoop. The name assigned to the region reflects the prominence of the Karas mountain rang ...

of southern

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

in the

Berseba Constituency Berseba is a constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. The main settlement is Berseba. the constituency had 6,659 registered voters. Berseba constituency contains the Brukkaros crater and the settlements of Snyfontein, Helmeringhausen, T ...

. It is located 200 km northeast of

Lüderitz Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It lies on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island. The town is known for its colonial architecture, includi ...

and 500 km south of

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 20 ...

on the crossing of the national roads C14 (

Goageb Goageb is a former settlement in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It is situated on the B4, south of Bethanie, west of Seeheim and east of Lüderitz Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It lies on on ...

Walvis Bay Walvis Bay ( en, lit. Whale Bay; af, Walvisbaai; ger, Walfischbucht or Walfischbai) is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies. It is the second largest city in Namibia and the largest coastal city in the country. The c ...

) and C13 (

Rosh Pinah Rosh Pinah is a mining town located in southern Namibia, close to the border with South Africa. It is situated south of Keetmanshoop in Namibia's ǁKaras Region. West of the town lies Sperrgebiet, Diamond Area 1, the main diamond mining area of ...

- Helmeringhausen), and the road D414 ( Aus - Mariental). Helmeringhausen does not have an official governing body nor status as it is completely situated on private land, and all infrastructure except the roads are part of ''Farm Helmeringhausen''. It features a small airfield (

ICAO The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...

code: FYHH),PictAer
Airport Helmeringhausen (Namibia, FYHH)
/ref> a country hotel, and a private agricultural museum. Helmeringhausen was founded as a farm by a member of the ''

Schutztruppe (, Protection Force) was the official name of the colonial troops in the African territories of the German colonial empire from the late 19th century to 1918. Similar to other colonial armies, the consisted of volunteer European commissioned ...

'', the colonial armed force of

Imperial Germany The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...

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Helmeringhausen Hotel and Guest Farm
Populated places in the ǁKaras Region Farms in Namibia {{Namibia-geo-stub