The capital of Namibia, located in the central part of southwestern Africa. Population: 202,000 (1999), 325,858 (2011 census). In addition to about 30,000 white people of South African and German descent, the city is home to indigenous Africans such as Herero and mixed race people called Rehoboth Bastards. The town is located in a basin surrounded by hills, and on top of the hill is a fortress (now used as a museum) built during the German colonial period at the end of the 19th century. The town's downtown is called Kaiserstrasse, and the streetscape retains much of the atmosphere of the German colonial period. Major buildings include the government office, general post office, city hall, and Lutheran church, and the number of hotels is increasing. In the center of the town is a park called Furbultgarten, and on the south side of the town is the train station that leads to Cape Town. The town's memorials include a cross commemorating the war dead of World War I and a memorial to the Herero rebellion (1904-07). [Akifumi Hayashi] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
アフリカ南西部、ナミビア中央部にある同国の首都。人口20万2000(1999)、32万5858(2011センサス)。南アフリカ系およびドイツ系の白人約3万人のほか、ヘレロ人などの先住アフリカ人、レホボス・バスターとよばれる混血の人々が居住している。町は丘に囲まれた盆地に位置し、丘上には19世紀末のドイツ植民地期につくられた要塞(ようさい)(現在博物館として使用)がある。町の中心街はカイザー通りとよばれ、町並みにドイツ植民地時代の雰囲気を多く残している。主要な建物としては政庁、中央郵便局、市庁舎、ルター教会などがあり、ホテルも増えつつある。町の中央にはフルブールト・ガーデンとよばれる公園があり、町の南側にはケープ・タウンに通じる鉄道駅がある。町の記念碑として第一次世界大戦戦死者を悼む十字架碑、ヘレロの反乱(1904~07)の記念塔がある。 [林 晃史] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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