Abbreviation for Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek, officially Windhoek [-huk, Afrikaans], capital of Namibia and the Khomas region, 1,656 m above sea level, in the Windhoek basin between the Khomashochland, Erosberg and Auasberg, including the townships Katutura, Hakahana, Wanaheda and Khomasdal (2011) 325 900 residents.

Seat of a Catholic archbishop and an Anglican bishop; University (founded in 1992), conservatory, scientific society (with library), weather station, museums. Windhoek is the economic center of the country with a dairy, meat canning factories, brewery and various medium-sized businesses; Large power plant (coal); international airport 43 km east.

The most important buildings from the German colonial era (Art Nouveau, Historicism and independent veranda style) are located on a hill: Alte Feste (1890–92, expanded in 1895; with a historical museum), the “Ink Palace” (parliament building, 1912–13), the Protestant Christ Church (1907-10) and the Von Estorff House with the Afrikana library. In 1955 a complex was built that includes a theater, an art museum and a library. Strong expansion of the city since the late 1980s.

Around 1842 Windhoek had around 2,000 residents as the seat of the Orlam leader Jonker Afrikaner (* around 1790, † 1861). In 1893 the first white settlers settled in the city, which was declared the capital of German South West Africa in 1891.

City Profile

• Abbreviation: WDH
• Country: Namibia

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