Grasplatz
Grasplatz is a defunct railway station in the south of Namibia on the currently decommissioned Aus–Lüderitz line. It is the place where in 1908 railway worker Zacharias Lewala found the first diamond in German South-West Africa and handed it over to his foreman August Stauch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Namibia
- Also known as: “Haltstelle Grasplatz”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kolmanskop.
Kolmanskop
Locality
Photo: squeakymarmot, CC BY 2.0.
Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib in southern Namibia, 10 kilometres inland from the port town of Lüderitz. It was named after a transport driver named Johnny Coleman who, during a sand storm, abandoned his ox wagon on a small incline opposite the settlement. Kolmanskop is situated 6 km west of Grasplatz.
Grasplatz
- Category: transportation
- Location: ǁKaras, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.72197° or 26° 43′ 19″ southLongitude
15.2929° or 15° 17′ 34″ eastElevation
221 metres (725 feet)Open location code
5F5Q77HV+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 1019416189OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Grasplatz” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grasplatz”
- French: “gare de Grasplatz”
- French: “Grasplatz”
- Russian: “Грасплац”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lüderitz Informal Settlements and Benguela.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Luderitz Tower and Kasino.
ǁKaras: Must-Visit Destinations
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