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City in the Otjozondjupa Region of central Namibia
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Grootfontein is a city of 24,000 people (2011) in Otjozondjupa, Namibia. Like all the towns in the Otavi Triangle, Grootfontein is very green in summer but drier in winter. In spring, jacaranda and flamboyant trees bloom in profusion.
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World's largest meteorite. This tablet-shaped rock weighs over 60 tons and landed 80,000 years ago. It is also the largest single mass of iron anywhere in the world.
Regional history museum housed in a Schutztruppe fortress constructed in 1896 by the German colonial government.
An African baobab tree (Adansonia digitata), also known as Reuse Kremetartboom, is a giant tree on the grounds of Farm Keibib No. 1063, about 60 km north of Grootfontein. The baobab, which was the largest known baobab tree in the country at the time it was named a monument, has a trunk circumference of 18.5 m, its branches are up to 12 meters long and its age is estimated to be up to 3,000 years. It is a National Monument of Namibia.
Fine café/restaurant that serves a wide range of coffees, light meals, lunches and desserts.
Pizza, meat dishes, traditional food, opened 2024. Guests are asked to provide their home town and distance, the most interesting destinations are displayed in the garden. Food is nice, prices okay. Friendly staff.
Beautiful and well-maintained accommodation with pool, bar, and restaurant. Fast Wi-fi, a curio shop, and firewood for sale. Roy's also offers trips to San living villages. Chalets and camp site. Camping spots are generously sized and have water and electricity. About half are on grass, most have shade trees.
Grootfontein is on the B8, a major highway in Namibia's north-east that leads from Otavi to the Caprivi Strip.
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