Fransfontein
Frani | |
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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 is a small settlement in the Kunene Region, Namibia. [1] It is the hometown of former Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia - Libertina Amathila.
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]
20°13′S 15°01′E / 20.217°S 15.017°E
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Fransfontein
Frani | |
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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 is a small settlement in the Kunene Region, Namibia. [1] It is the hometown of former Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia - Libertina Amathila.
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]
20°13′S 15°01′E / 20.217°S 15.017°E
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