![]() Goerke House, Lüderitz | ||
Luderitz · ǃNamiǂNûs | ||
region | ǁKaras | |
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Residents | 12.537 (2011) | |
height | 6 m, 5.7 m | |
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Luderitz is a small port town in southernNamibia, located on the South Atlantic. Lüderitz is one of the larger cities in the country and is characterized by German in the center.
getting there
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Lüderitz is about 350 kilometers west of Keetmanshoop and can be reached via the B4 national road.
By boat
When entering Lüderitz with a sailing yacht from the south, please note that the winds can increase strongly from Diaz Point. Registration on VHF channel 16, Arbeitsfunk Kanal 12. The buoys in the channel are illuminated at night. The 1 Lüderitz Yacht Club(26 ° 38 ′ 37 ″ S15 ° 9 ′ 21 ″ E) is on the eastern harbor basin.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Rock church (Evangelical Lutheran Church)
- 2 Goerke house (Magistrate's Residence)
- 3 Woermann house
- 4 Luderitz Museum, Daiz St, Luderitz, Namibia.
- 5 Shark Island(Shark Island)
- Ghost town 6 Kolmanskop: A former German settlement founded in 1908 after diamonds were found in the area. In 1930 the last workers moved out and since then the desert has been trying to reclaim the terrain. Some houses have been (and are) restored. One can visit the city and become one guided tours offered.
- 7 Deutsche Afrika Bank (Deutsche Bank Africa Building). The building was erected in 1907.
- 8 Lüderitz train station (Luderitz Railway Station)
- 9 Catholic Church
- 10 Crab-yard-and-lamp-building (Krabbenhöft & Lampe Building)
activities
Boat trips are offered. However, it is very stormy all year round. After 11.00 a.m. at the latest, you can no longer be on the coast because the wind is blowing too strong.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Hotels
- 1 Nest Hotel, Lüderitz Bay. Tel.: 264 (63) 20 40 00, 264 (63) 20 40 02, 264 (63) 20 40 03, Fax: 264 (63) 20 40 01, Email: [email protected].
- 2 Sea View Hotel To the restricted area, Woermannstrasse, Lüderitz. Tel.: 264-63-203411, Fax: 264-63-203414.
- 3 Kapps Hotel, Hauptstrasse, Lüderitz. Tel.: 264 (63) 202345, Fax: 264 (63) 203555, Email: [email protected].
Pensions & Guest Houses
- Pension Zur Waterkant, Bremer Strasse, Lüderitz. Tel.: 264 ( 63 ) 20 31 45, Fax: 264 ( 63 ) 20 31 45, Email: [email protected]. Feature: pension.
- Hansa house, 5 Mabel Street, Lüderitz. Tel.: 264 (0)63 203 581, Fax: 264 (0)63 203 581. Feature: pension.
- House of sand rose, 15 Bismarckstrasse, Lüderitz. Tel.: 264 (0)63 202630, Fax: 264 (0)63 202365. Feature: pension.
- Lüderitz Backpackers Lodge. Feature: pension.
- Island Cottage
- Obelix Village Guest House
- Accommodation scratching place
trips
- Diamond Restricted Area
- Wild horses. About 5 km from the small village Out is the artificial water point Garub, where the wild horses living here can often be observed (especially in the morning hours). A short slope leads from the B4 national road to a covered observation post. (Coming from Lüderitz on the left side. When you reach the camping site "Klein-Aus Vista" you have driven approx. 5 km too far!).
literature
Web links
- http://www.luderitz-tc.com/ (en) - Official website of Lüderitz