Swakopmund

Country:	Namibia
Region:	Erongo
Constituency:	Swakopmund
	Regional capital
Geographical position:	22,39°S, 14,31°E
Area:	112,9 km²
Inhabitants:	25.000
Density:	220/km²
Prefix:	064
Time zone:	UTC+/-1
For more information on Swakopmund visit	www.swkmun.com.na/

Swakopmund is a city on the Atlantic coast of northwestern Namibia, 280 km (175 miles) west of Windhoek, Namibia's capital. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. As a seaside resort, the weather is cooler here in December to January (Namibia's summer months) so the territorial administration moves to Swakopmund for these months. Swakopmund is a beach resort and an excellently preserved example of German colonial architecture. It was founded in 1892 as the main harbour for German South-West Africa. It is one of the few places anywhere outside of Europe where a sizable minority of the population speaks German and has German roots.

         The Way To Sandcastle Apartments

•  Coming from Windhoek B2 : Sam Nujoma Av - 1.Traffic light (shoprite) right into Moses/Garoeb St - 6.street (passing CTM and the prison) left into Tobias Hainyeko St - 1.Traffic light right into Welwitschia St - 3.street (opposite to the sports field) left in Woker St - 2.Building on the left hand side SANDCASTLE 
• Coming from Walvis Bay B2 : B2 straight ahead until Sam Nujoma Av and turn right - 6.street (Shoprite) turn left into Moses/Garoeb St - 6.street (passing CTM and the prison) left in Tobias Hainyeko St - 1.Traffic light right into Welwitschia St - 3.street (opposite to the sports field) left into Woker St - 2.Building on the left hand side SANDCASTLE
• Coming from Henties Bay : From Henties Bay Rd turn right into Vrede Rede Av - 1.street left (Shell) into Welwitschia St - 4.street (not the third ! ) right into Woker St - 2.Building on the left SANDCASTLE                  
                                                                              
  

          Places Of Interest In Swakopmund

• Museum of Swakopmund (shows exhibits concerning archaeology, mineralogy, botany, prehistory, early history, German colonial history. It includes also an exhibition about the different peoples of Namibia.
• Indoor swimming pool (50m) and a lido close to the beach
• Aquarium (feeding sharks)
• Marine Monument
• Old County Court (1908)
• County Court (summer residence of the president)
• Crystal Palace (mineralmuseum)
• House of the Hohenzollern
• Casern of the pioneers (1905)
• The old train station (1901) -  today used as a luxury hotel, Gourmet-restaurant and Casino
• Church and rectory of the German Lutheran Community (1911)
• Locomotive „Martin Luther“
• Rössing-mine, the biggest uranium mine of the world