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Ruins of mission station in Waterberg National Park, northern Namibia
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Waterberg Plateau Park in northern Namibia has some unique remains of San burial sites as well as mud brick ruins of the old mission station. Here missionary Olpp cared for many Hereros after the Battle of Waterberg.
The ruins are just a short walk down from the camp's restaurant. Some old household items, broken bottles, kitchenware pieces can be found around the site beneath stone-hard clay surface.
As in most of Southern Africa, the first human inhabitants of Waterberg were San tribesmen (Bushmen). Their rock engravings believed to be several thousand years old can still be viewed at Waterberg near the northern edge of the plateau mountain. A small group of the Bushmen were still living according to their traditional lifestyle on the plateau as late as in the late 60s. In 19th century some Damara and Herero herders also visited Waterberg occasionally while Damara tribesmen left at later stage due to conflicts with Hereros.
German colonial administration established a police post at the foot of Waterberg Plateau in 1896. A large red brick police station was built and opened in 1908. The station was operational till 1955 and fell into disuse and disrepair after that.
The historical police station was refurbished and repaired later on and now serves as a restaurant of NWR Bernabe De La Bat Rest Camp. It is located half way between reception of the camp and bungalows near foot of the plateau.
Waterberg Plateau and foothills around it were the scene of one of the major battles in 1904 Nama/Herero uprising against German colonial administration of GSWA (German South West Africa).
While numerous, Hereros lost this last and the most decisive battle and had to fled to now Omaheke Region and further to dry and inhospitable British Bechuanaland, now Botswana, resulting in almost two thirds of population wiped out.
The graves of German soldiers who lost their lives at the Waterberg battle, as well as typhoid victims' graves, more numerous, can still be seen near the Bernabe De La Bat Rest Camp at the base of the park, a short walk from camp's reception building. It is secluded and well-maintained.
Ruins of mission station in Waterberg National Park, northern Namibia
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| Mission station's ruins |
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| Find at mission station |
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| Old German police station building, now restaurant |
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| Old German police station building, now restaurant |
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| Schutztruppe at Waterberg Plateau |
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| Military cemetery at Waterberg |
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