OTJIWARONGO
Developed from a Rhenish mission station established in 1891 and a German garrison posted in 1904. It was administered by a village management board in 1928 and attained municipal status in 1939. The name is Herero and said to mean ‘place of fat cattle’ or ‘pretty place’. The primary meaning is ‘good place’ with the associated connotations of ‘fine gracing’, ‘large trees’, ‘where fat cattle graze’.
Waterberg Plateau
• Waterberg Plateau – An area on top of the Waterberg, now a game park, was proclaimed a national monument on 15 June 1956, mainly to protect its unique flora. The park was created to serve as a refuge for the scarce game of the Caprivi as it was ecologically like the Caprivi.
Waterberg battlefield
• Waterberg battlefield, Waterberg Plateau Park – The site of a German Herero battle. The Herero rose against the German rule on 11 January 1904 but was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterberg on 11 August 1904. They were forced to flee to the waterless areas in the east while others went into exile in Botswana. Thousands died in the war and of hunger and thirst and many were taken prisoner.
German & Herero Military graveyard
German & Herero Military graveyard - The German military cemetery at the Waterberg Plateau Park in Namibia holds historic graves and memorial stones for German soldiers who died during the 1904 Battle of the Waterberg. Graves, stone crosses, and memorial plaques from the colonial-era battle on August 11–12, 1904
Old Steam Locomotive
• Old Steam Locomotive – in front of the railway station- Hencshel no 41 built in 1912. Built by Henschel & Sohn Class NG 5., in Cassel Germany. Was used on the Otavi line. In operation until 1960 when the railway gauge was changed from narrow to 1067mm gauge.
