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4.3
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Sanderburg
4.4
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Windhoek City Museum
4.4
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Christuskirche
4.4
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Leo's at the Castle
4.4
(141)
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4.3
(363)
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Pizzeria Sicilia Restaurant
4.0
(708)
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Windhoek Sky Restaurant
4.3
(53)
During the time of the construction of Alte Feste in 1890 the tower of Schwerinsburg was built by Curt von François, commissioner of German South-West Africa. In 1904 Schutztruppe (the German colonial forces) sold it to architect Wilhelm Sander who converted it into a beer garden and named it Sperlingslust (lit. "Sparrows' delight").
In 1913 Hans Bogislav Graf von Schwerin, governor of the Gobabis District of German South-West Africa, bought Sperlingslust from Sander and engaged him to convert it into a castle. It was later named Schwerinsburg after the new owner.
Schwerinsburg (Schwerin's castle) is the biggest of three castles in Windhoek, Namibia. Today it is the private residence of the Italian...
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Beautiful setting high on a hill looking out to the hills around Windhoek with an old 'castle' behind us ... Perfect stop off...
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We will definitely be returning back to Windhoek to explore the hidden gems. There's a lot of...
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