Swakopmund (2)

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Officially, Swakopmund was founded in 1892, only two years after Windhoek, by Captain Curt von François.

The area was intended to be German South West Africa's main harbor, as the trafficking of people and goods between Germany and its colony increased steadily.


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It was essential for Germany to establish a port as, only 30 km due south, Walvis Bay was a fully operating British port.


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The Germans chose the port to be on the north of the Swakop River because of the readily available source of water even though it offered no protection to ships just off the coast.


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