Omaruru, Namibia

Mayor /: Michael Tjirare (UDF)

Chief Executive Officer: { { { CEO } }}

Last election: 2010

Next election: 2015

Address of the city administration: P O Box 14 Omaruru

Geographic coordinates: 21 ° 25'19 "S, 15 ° 57'4 " E

Height: 1217 m

Omaruru is a municipality in the same constituency Omaruru in the Erongo region in Namibia. The municipality has 6,000 inhabitants and is located on the Omaruru Rivier and Otjimakuru which both begin near the mountain Otjo ( 2082 m). It is regarded as artists and retirees city of Namibia.

The city's name is derived from Omaere, a traditional Namibian dairy product.

  • 2.1 Administration
  • 2.2 policy
  • 2.3 Town twinning

History

Omaruru is due to the Rhenish Mission, who built several buildings in 1872 here. The missionary Gottlieb Viehe wrote here the first Bible translation into Herero Herero and converted many of the region to Christianity. 1894 a military station of the German colonial forces for the colony of German South West Africa was established in Omaruru, the Lieutenant Richard D. Volkmann led until 1898 as district chief.

Beginning of 1904 was the scene of a settlement Herero uprising against German soldiers stationed here, but this was put down after only one week. The eingeschanzten soldiers were helped by a company, which was led by Captain Victor Franke. This broke through the siege of the Herero and freed the barracks. About casualties on both sides, nothing is better acquainted.

Today Omaruru is a rather sleepy, but very cosmopolitan town, where it does not last is also a German school in addition to a number of hotels, a campsite and a few stores in particular a number of art institutions or - unite and. Outside of Omaruru is located about 3.5 hectare vineyard crystal winery, one of only a few wine -growing regions in Namibia, as well as the Benedictine monastery forest peace. Omaruru to include also the surrounding villages Okombahe ( 3,400 inhabitants), Otjimbojo, Otjohorongo and Omahoro. The landscape in the area is relatively fertile.

Apology from the von Trotha family

In October 2007, descendants of General Lothar von Trotha and the von Trotha family members traveled at the invitation of the Herero monarch to Omaruru to publicly von Trotha's role in the genocide of the Herero and Nama to apologize and ask for forgiveness.

Administration and policy

Management

Omaruru is divided into the same district and in 1996 proclaimed suburban Ozondje (extension 1).

Policy

In the 2010 local elections the following official result was determined.

Twinning

  • Sweden Vänersborg

Educational institutions

  • German private school Omaruru
  • Omaruru Afrikaanse Privaatskool
  • Omaruru Primary School
  • Paheye Primary School
  • S.I. Goabes Secondary School
  • Ulbasen Primary School

Sons and daughters of the town

Trivia

The life of German farmers in Omaruru and the Herero uprising were the subject of an eponymous German evening series from 1976 with Walter Giller and Manfred Seipold.

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