Pioneers Park

Pioneers Park (also Pionierspark) is a suburb in the south of Windhoek, Namibia,[1] in the Windhoek West parliamentary constituency.[2] It was developed in the second half of the 20th century[3] as a white community, with the previous black residents being expelled to Katutura.[4] The suburb is mainly residential,[5] but also contains the main campus of the University of Namibia.[6] Other local facilities include a cemetery[7] and the Catholic Church of St. Boniface, built in 1928, which is now a national monument.[4]

Pionierspark (shown in yellow) within the city of Windhoek

References
  1. Auzias, Dominique; Jean-Paul Labourdette (2007). Le Petit Futé Namibie (in French). Petit Futé. p. 203. ISBN 978-2-7469-1624-1.
  2. "Victorious Shaningwa Calls for Unity". The Namibian. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  3. Jenny, Hans (1976). South West Africa: land of extremes. South West African Scientific Society. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-949995-11-7.
  4. Vogt, Andreas (2004). National monuments in Namibia: an inventory of proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia. Gamsberg Macmillan. p. 150. ISBN 978-99916-0-593-7.
  5. Bulpin, Thomas Victor Bulpin (1970). Discovering Southern Africa. Books of Africa. p. 703. OCLC 221754351.
  6. Diener, Ingolf; Olivier Graefe (2001). Contemporary Namibia: the first landmarks of a post-apartheid society. Gamsberg Macmillan. p. 144. ISBN 978-99916-0-274-5.
  7. "Namibian Men Bury 'Mr Violence'". The Namibian. 10 March 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2009.

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