Fransfontein Explained

Fransfontein
Native Name:Frani
Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Namibia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Namibia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Namibia
Subdivision Type1:Kunene Region
Subdivision Name1:Kunene Region
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:700
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:-20.2167°N 16°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:BWh

Fransfontein is a small settlement in the Kunene Region, Namibia.[1] It is the hometown of former Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia - Libertina Amathila.

History

The settlement was founded in 1891 as a Rhenish Missionary Society mission station.[2] After the proclamations of land confiscation following the end of the Herero Wars in 1904, land in the area was set aside for the ǁKhauǀgoan (Swartbooi Nama).[2]

References

-20.2167°N 16°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tageo.com/index-e-wa-v-32-d-m3552789.htm FRANSFONTEIN KUNENE NAMIBIA Geography Population Map City and cities coordinates location
  2. Book: Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 5 For - Hun . Cape Town . Nasou . 1972 . 978-0-625-00321-1 . 28.