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Maltahöhe is a town in Namibia, about 110 km west of Mariental in the Hardap Region. Maltahöhe is located at 24° 50' South, 16° 59' East.
The town has about 2,400 inhabitants. Maltahöhe got its name from the German Hauptmann Henning von Burgsdorf who supervised a police station of the German colonial administration there in 1895. He named the place after his wife Malta. The Maltahöhe Hotel was founded in 1907 and is therefore the oldest country hotel in Namibia. The town is a centre for sheep farming and provides supply for surrounding farms.
Near the town of Maltahöhe lies Duwisib Castle.
Duwisib Castle, sometimes spelt Duwiseb or Duweseb, is a grand neo-baroque fortress in the hills of the semi-arid Southern Namib region of Namibia. It was built by 'Baron' Captain Hans Heinrich von Wolf, who was posted to (then) German West Africa. Captain von Wolf, born in Dresden on 1873. After the German-Nama war Captain von Wolf went home to Dresden and married the stepdaughter of the US consul, Miss Jayta Humphreys on 8 April 1907. They decided to settle in South West Africa and bought eight farms in the Maltahohe area. Eminent architect Willi Sander was commissioned to design a building and construction commenced in 1908. Most materials were imported from Germany and stonemasons were hired from Italy, Sweden and Ireland.
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