Seeheim

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title: "Seeheim" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-the-ǁkaras-region", "keetmanshoop-rural", "1896-establishments-in-german-south-west-africa", "populated-places-established-in-1896"] topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeheim" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Seeheim
native_name
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image_skyline	Seeheim Namibia (2018).jpg
image_caption	Aerial view on Seeheim (2018)
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subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Namibia
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	ǁKaras Region
subdivision_type2	Constituency
subdivision_name2	Keetmanshoop Rural
leader_title1
established_title	Founded
established_date	1896
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2010
population_footnotes	{{cite news
title	Karas profile
last	Sasman
first	Catherine
newspaper	New Era
date	10 November 2010
url	http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=36146
archiveurl	https://web.archive.org/web/20120515225921/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=36146
archivedate	15 May 2012
url-status	usurped
population_total	20–30
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
timezone	South African Standard Time
utc_offset	+2
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_type
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Seeheim is a settlement in the Keetmanshoop Rural Constituency ǁKaras Region in southern Namibia. The only notable structures in Seeheim today are the hotel and the railway station; only a handful of people live there. Seeheim belongs to the Keetmanshoop Rural electoral constituency.

History

Seeheim was founded in 1896 as a base for the German Schutztruppe. Early in the 20th century its sole purpose was that of a junction station where the lines from Keetmanshoop diverted to Lüderitz and Karasburg. The line Keetmanshoop-Lüderitz was built from 1905 to 1908, the line Keetmanshoop-Karasburg in 1909. The First World War was the reason to build these railway links through inhospitable land. Soon however, transport demand peaked due to the diamond rush that developed after a railway worker picked up a diamond near Grasplatz station, 24 kilometers east of Lüderitz. People travelling from the inland to Lüderitz had to stay overnight at Seeheim junction. This was the reason for the erection of two hotels, one of which has become operational again after standing empty for 30 years.{{cite web | url = http://www.seeheim.co.za/ | title = Website of Seeheim Hotel | publisher = Zirkie Kloppers | accessdate = 2008-12-30

In the 1950s, Seeheim was a settlement of considerable size. Afterwards, the town gradually fell into decline. The school closed down and the residents began to leave.

Transport

In 1974 the main road B2 was re-directed, leaving Seeheim in the middle of nowhere with only a small gravel access road, and the railway access.

Main article: Seeheim railway station

Seeheim station today is part of the Namibian Railways. The passenger line to Lüderitz has been defunct for many years because the rails have been exposed to the harsh desert environment and erosion - being continuously covered by sand between Aus and Lüderitz. The maintenance and repair of the railway line remains an ongoing struggle for the Namibian Government.

Economic activities

Apart from Seeheim Hotel, a nostalgic stopover for tourists on their way to Fish River Canyon, there is a furniture maker.

References

References

2. Dierks, Klaus. "The Development of the Namibian Railway Network". www.klausdierks.com.

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