page_title: Warmbad, Namibia
section_title: Pre-colonial period
hierarchical_section_title: Warmbad, Namibia / History / Pre-colonial period
caption_attribution_description: Afrikaans: Seëls vir die Duitse Suid-Wes-Afrika geposmerk Warmbad 1898 Български: Печати за германския Югозападна Африка с пощенско клеймо Вармбад 1898 Čeština: Známky pro Německou Jižní Západní Africe poštovním razítkem Warmbad 1898 Dansk: Frimærker til Tyske Sydvestafrika poststemplet Warmbad 1898 Deutsch: Briefmarke der Reichspost für Deutsch-Südwestafrika mit Poststempel Warmbad 1898 English: Stamps for German South West Africa postmarked Warmbad 1898 Esperanto: Poŝtmarkoj por Germanaj South West Africa postmarked Warmbad 1898 Español: Sellos para el Africa Sudoccidental Alemana matasellos Warmbad 1898 Eesti: Margid Saksa Edela-Aafrika postitempli Warmbad 1898 Suomi: Postimerkit Saksan Lounais-Afrikassa leimattu Warmbad 1898 Français&#160;: Timbres pour l'Afrique du Sud-Ouest Allemande cachet de la poste Warmbad 1898 Hrvatski: Marke za njemački Južnoj zapadnoj Africi poslana Warmbad 1898 Magyar: Bélyeg a német Dél-nyugat-afrikai bélyegző Warmbad 1898 Bahasa Indonesia: Perangko untuk Jerman Selatan Afrika Barat cap pos Warmbad 1898 Italiano: Francobolli per il tedesco Sud Africa occidentale timbro postale Warmbad 1898 日本語: ドイツ南西アフリカのための切手は消印Warmbad 1898 한국어: 독일어 사우스 웨스트 아프리카 우표는 우편 소인이 찍혀 Warmbad 1898 Lietuvių: Antspaudai Vokietijos Pietvakarių Afrika pašto spaudo Warmbad 1898 Nederlands: Postzegels voor Duitse Zuid-West-Afrika poststempel Warmbad 1898 Norsk bokmål: Frimerker for Tysk South West Africa poststemplet Warmbad 1898 Polski: Znaczki na Niemiecki Południowej Afryki Zachodniej stemplem Warmbad 1898 Português: Selos para German South West Africa carimbo Warmbad 1898 Română: Timbre pentru Germania de Sud Africa de Vest, data poștei Warmbad 1898 Русский: Марки для Hемецкой Юго-Западной Африки штемпелем Вармбад 1898 Српски / srpski: Маркице за Hемачке Југозападне Африке послати Вармбад 1898 Svenska: Frimärken för Tyska Sydvästafrika poststämplat Warmbad 1898 Kiswahili: Mihuri kwa Kijerumani South Afrika Magharibi postmarked Warmbad 1898 தமிழ்: ஜெர்மன் தென் மேற்கு ஆப்பிரிக்கா முத்திரைகள் Warmbad 1898 postmarked Українська: Марки для німецької Південно-Західної Африки поштовим штемпелем Вармбад 1898 中文: 德国西南非洲的邮票邮戳为准Warmbad 1898年
context_page_description: Warmbad is a settlement located in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It is situated south of Karasburg at the Homs River, close to the border with South Africa, and belongs to the Karasburg electoral constituency.
  First occupied by traders, hunters, and missionaries of different congregations, the hot springs from which the settlement's name is derived were first exploited at the beginning of the 20th century and are now being developed into a tourist attraction. Recently, uranium was discovered in the area.
  Climatically, Warmbad lies between the coastal desert and the Karoo. There is winter frost and very little rainfall, the mean medial temperature lies between 12 and 15 degrees.
context_section_description: Warmbad was first named in 1760 by scout Jacobus Coetzee, the first documented European to cross the Oranje River into the South West African territory that today forms the state of Namibia. At that time it served as stop-over for traders, adventurers and large game hunters from the South African Cape Colony. In 1805 two missionaries from the London Missionary Society, Abraham and Christian Albrecht, initiated the erection of a church and a pastor's house, thereby establishing the first mission station in South West Africa in 1806. This year is assumed as the foundation of the settlement.
  These two buildings were the first European-style buildings on South West African soil. The local Orlam community under the leadership of Jager Afrikaner soon became angry about the European influence and destroyed both buildings in 1811. Until the rediscovery of ǁKhauxaǃnas which was built before the advent of the 19th century the oldest structure in Namibia was assumed to be the Schmelenhaus in Bethanie, erected in 1814.
  In 1834, Wesleyan missionary Edward Cook entered the area and erected a new missionary building on the foundations of the destroyed buildings. Scientist Sir James Edward Alexander lived in one of its rooms during his stay in 1836. In the 1840s Benjamin Ridsdale was stationed here and embarked on several journeys to nearby Orlam communities. He referred to Warmbad as Nisbett Bath. In 1867 the Rhenish Missionary Society took over operations in Warmbad. A school was built in 1868, and a new church in 1877.
caption: Stamps for German South West Africa postmarked Warmbad 1898
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