Döbra is a
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), downward movement of a structure's foundation
*Settlement (finance), where securities are delivered against payment of money
*Settlement (litigatio ...
in
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
, 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, which ...
.
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
The Catholic Church in Namibia is part of the Catholic Church under the universal, direct jurisdiction of the supreme Vicar of Christ, the Bishop of Rome and the Catholic world, the Pope.
As of 2024, there were 693,000 Catholics in Namibia, abo ...
, 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
South West Africa was a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1990. Renamed ''Namibia'' by the United Nations in 1968, it became independent under this name on 21 March 1990.
South West Africa bordered Angola ( a Portu ...
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 (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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