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5 landmarks in the Castlemap atlas — every one mapped with a photo and its story, all 5 with sourced founding dates, ranked by Wikipedia coverage and real readership.
The most famous castle in Namibia is Duwisib Castle, ranked #3,411 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Namutoni and Schwerinsburg.
The Castlemap atlas charts 4 castles and 1 fortress in Namibia. Every one is plotted with its photo, founding date and story on the interactive castle map of Namibia.
The northernmost is Namutoni, the southernmost Duwisib Castle — about 718 km apart.
See them on the map →Castle · 20th century · #1 in Namibia
Duwisib Castle, sometimes spelt Duwiseb or Duweseb, is a grand pseudo-medieval looking fortress in the hills of the semi-arid Southern Namib region…
Fortress · 19th century · #2 in Namibia
Namutoni is a restcamp on the eastern edge of the Etosha pan in the Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia.
Castle · 19th century · #3 in Namibia
Schwerinsburg is the biggest of three castles in Windhoek, Namibia. Today it is the private residence of the Italian ambassador in Namibia.
Castle · 20th century · #4 in Namibia
Sanderburg is the smallest of three castles in Windhoek, Namibia. It was built between 1917 and 1919 by architect Wilhelm Sander who designed it as…
Castle · 20th century · #5 in Namibia
Heinitzburg is one of the three castles in Windhoek, Namibia. It was built in 1914 by architect Wilhelm Sander.
The Castlemap atlas maps 5 landmarks (4 castles · 1 fortress) in Namibia — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Duwisib Castle, ranked #3,411 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 20th century.
The oldest dated landmark in the atlas in Namibia is Schwerinsburg, founded 1890. Earlier structures may have existed — this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
See also: the most famous castle in every country · the oldest in every country · medieval castles · castle statistics.
