Kalkfeld
Economy and infrastructure
Kalkfeld was proclaimed a village in 1991 and governed by its own village council until 1996. It was then downgraded to settlement due to a lack of growth. The Namibian national newspaper referred to the settlement as "ghost town", situated in "the middle of nowhere". A business complex and a tourist centre are under construction.
Kalkfeld is served by a station of the Namibia Railway Network. Local residents often make use of donkey carts to get from point to point.
Education
There is one primary school, Kalkfeld Primary School in the location, and one secondary school, G.K. Wahl Combined School downtown, with only one class per grade as there are not a lot of children in the town.
Tourism
23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Kalkfeld lies Otjihaenamparero, a farm where 170-million-year-old dinosaur footprints can be seen.
See also
References
- ^ Mongudhi, Tileni (3 July 2014). "Ghost town complex cost doubles". The Namibian.
- ^ Menges, Werner (26 May 2011). "Rainy season was one for the record books". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Kalkfeld business park under construction". The Namibian. 18 October 2012.
- ^ Murphy, Alan (2007). Southern Africa. Lonely Planet travel guide. p. 327. ISBN 9781740597456.
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