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'''Fransfontein''' is a [[List of villages and settlements in Namibia|small settlement]] in the [[Kunene Region]] |
'''Fransfontein''' ({{langx|af|Frans' spring}}) is a [[List of villages and settlements in Namibia|small settlement]] in the [[Kunene Region]] of [[Namibia]].<ref>[http://www.tageo.com/index-e-wa-v-32-d-m3552789.htm Fransfontein]. tageo.com, accessed 13 October 2024</ref> It is the hometown of former [[Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia]] [[Libertina Amathila]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The settlement is named after [[Frans Fredrick]] of the ǁKhauǀgoan ([[Swartbooi Nama]]) who was on an exploration mission to find suitable land to settle. He found the spring which is still the main water supply of the village today.<ref name=dawn>{{Cite news | title=The break of a new dawn | last=Johannes | first=Eva-Rakel | newspaper=[[The Namibian]] | publisher= Gondwana | date=11 October 2024 | pages=12–13 | url=https://www.namibian.com.na/the-break-of-a-new-dawn/}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1891 a [[Rhenish Missionary Society|Rhenish mission station]] was founded.<ref name="Stan01">{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/standardencyclop0005unse |title=Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 5 For - Hun |location=Cape Town |publisher= Nasou |year=1972 |isbn=978-0-625-00321-1 |pages=28}}</ref> After the proclamations of land confiscation following the end of the [[Herero Wars]] in 1904, land in the area was set aside for the Swartbooi Nama clan.<ref name=Stan01/> Fransfontein is still the main settlement of the clan and houses its current traditional leadership authority, the ''Swartbooi Traditional Authority''.<ref name=dawn/> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 09:51, 13 October 2024
Fransfontein
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Settlement | |
  Fransfontein Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 20°13′S 15°1′E / 20.217°S 15.017°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Kunene Region | Kunene Region |
| Population | |
• Total | 700 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
| Climate | BWh |
Fransfontein (Afrikaans: Frans' spring) is a small settlement in the Kunene Region of Namibia.[1] It is the hometown of former Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia Libertina Amathila.
History
[edit]The settlement is named after Frans Fredrick of the ǁKhauǀgoan (Swartbooi Nama) who was on an exploration mission to find suitable land to settle. He found the spring which is still the main water supply of the village today.[2]
In 1891 a Rhenish mission station was founded.[3] After the proclamations of land confiscation following the end of the Herero Wars in 1904, land in the area was set aside for the Swartbooi Nama clan.[3] Fransfontein is still the main settlement of the clan and houses its current traditional leadership authority, the Swartbooi Traditional Authority.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fransfontein. tageo.com, accessed 13 October 2024
- ^ a b Johannes, Eva-Rakel (11 October 2024). "The break of a new dawn". The Namibian. Gondwana. pp. 12–13.
- ^ a b Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 5 For - Hun. Cape Town: Nasou. 1972. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-625-00321-1.
20°13′S 15°01′E / 20.217°S 15.017°E
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