Windhoek

Windhoek ( ; German: ) is the caipital an lairgest ceity in Namibie. It is locatit in central Namibie in the Khomas Highland plateau aurie aroond 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) abuin sea level. It haes an offecial population o 233,529 (accordin tae the hindermaist census), but it is nou beleved tae hae aboot 300,000 indwallers.

 Etymology 
Its name comes frae the Dutch "Wind" (wind) an "hoek" (lit: corner, bat an aa place, etc.) "The place whaur winds blaws".

 History 
The ceety wis oreeginally foondit bi the native Nama an Herero fowk, wha noted it's het springs. The early Afrikaners sattled thare in the 19t century acause o it's het springs an aw. Thay biggit a kirk thare, an Windhoek stairtit tae come guid. Houaniver, weirs atweesh the Nama an Herero fowk shent the toun. In 1884, it becam pairt o the German Empire, an a German airmy base wis biggit thare. This is conseedered the foondin o the modren Windhoek. Windhoek wis slaw tae develop, wi anerly necessar biggins bein biggit. It wis mainly a smaw fermin toun. Efter 1907, fowk stairtit tae flit tae the ceity frae the landwart, an mony fowk frae Germany an Sooth Africae an aw. Durin Warld War I, Sooth Africae invadit an occupee'd Namibie, an Windhoek. Efter 1955, Windhoek developit verra fest, an it's watter supplee an roads war impruiven. When Namibie unthirled fare Sooth Africae in 1990, it becam the foremaist caipital o the Republic o Namibie.

Notable landmarks
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 Christ Church - A Lutheran kirk. Construction on the kirk wis stairtit unner Pastor Wilhelm Anz in Aprile 1896. Efter the end o the wars atween the Germans an the Khoikhoi, Herero, an Ovambo, it wis dedicatit as the Church of Peace in 1910. The Lutheran Kirk, which wis biggit in the gothic revival style wi Art Nouveau elements, staunds in the historic centre o Windhoek. Its 24 m heich spire wis made, lik the rest o the kirk, oot o quartz saundstane. The exception is the portal an the altar, which are made o marble. The colourful stained-glass windaes in the sanctuary wur a gift frae Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Kirk is next tae the Parliament Gardens an Tintenpalast.
 St. Mary's Cathedral
 Zoo Park - a public pairk on Independence Avenue in dountoun Windhoek. The current pairk is landscaped an features a pond, childer's playground an open-air theatre.
 Tintenpalast - German for "Ink Palace", is the seat o baith chambers o the Namibian legislature, the Naitional Cooncil an the National Assembly. It is locatit juist north o Robert Mugabe Avenue, ad wis designed bi the airchitect Gottlieb Redecker an biggit bi the company Sander & Kock atween 1912 an 1913 oot o regional materials as an admeenistration biggin for the German govrenment, which colonised Namibie at the time. The biggin is surroondit bi the Parliament Gardens.
 Alte Feste- German for "Auld Fortress". Built in 1890, the day hooses the Naitional Museum
 Supreme Court o Namibie
 The three castles o Windhoek biggit bi airchitect Wilhelm Sander: Heinitzburg, Sanderburg, an Schwerinsburg
 National Library of Namibia
 Windhoek Railway Station
 Holy Cross Convent School - biggit in 1906
 Daan Viljoen Game Reserve -situatit near Windhoek
 Windhoek Public Library - biggit in 1925, next tae the Alte Feste

Sport
The ceety haes several fitbaa clubs which include African Stars F.C., Black Africa F.C., F.C. Civics Windhoek, Orlando Pirates F.C., Ramblers F.C. an SK Windhoek.

Mony boxers such as Paulus Moses, Paulus Ambunda an Abmerk Shindjuu are frae the ceety.

Cooperation agreements
Windhoek haes cooperation agreements an pairtnerships wi the follaein ceeties an touns:

  Shanghai, syne 1 Juin 1996
  Richmond, syne 20 Mairch 1998
  Wetzlar
  Berlin, syne 18 Aprile 2000
  Trossingen in Baden-Württemberg, syne 3 October 2000
  Bremen, syne 18 Aprile 2000
  Douala, syne 31 August 2000
  Harare, syne 8 November 2000
  Gaborone, syne 23 August 2001
  Havana, syne 23 October 2001
  Eenhana, syne 17 Aprile 2002
  Ongwediva, syne 17 Aprile 2002
  Ondangwa, syne 17 Aprile 2002   Outapi, syne 17 Aprile 2002
  Oshakati, syne 18 Aprile 2002
  Lephalale, syne 22 Mey 2002
  Vantaa, syne 13 August 2002
  Walvis Bay, syne 8 October 2002
  Mariental, syne 11 Mairch 2003
  Gibeon, syne 11 Mairch 2003
  Maltahöhe, syne 12 Aprile 2002
  Aranos, syne 13 Mairch 2003
  Stampriet, syne 13 Mairch 2003
  Rehoboth, syne 14 Mairch 2003
  Lüderitz, syne 14 Mairch 2003

 See an aw 
Namibie

References


Category:Populatit places in Khomas
Category:Regional caipitals in Namibie
Category:German Sooth-Wast Africae
Category:Populatit places established in 1890
Category:Ceeties in Namibie