The original Nama settlement was situated at Bijzondermeid 5km south of present day Steinkopf. In 1818 a Rhenish Mission Station was established and in 1821 the mission was moved to current Steinkopf (then known as Kookfontein) due to a perennial spring that is still flowing today.
Rev Brecher later renamed the town Steinkopf in honour of the German minister in London. Today Steinkopf serves a large communal stock farming area and many inhabitants work on the outlying mines in Namaqualand. |
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Annenous Station and Nonahams
Annenous was the historic steam train station for the transport of copper and Nonahams the watering point where the original fountain and dam still exist.The Meel road, also known as the postal road, meanders up the mountain from Annenous to Nonahams and continues to Steinkopf and was built in the 1860s. Today the road is only accessible to 4x4s.Immanuel Succulent Nursery
Run by the Immanuel home for disabled, it is a well laid out nursery with numerous succulents as well as arts and crafts and a tea garden.Kinderlę
20km north of town. The sacred mass grave of 32 Nama children massacred Khoisan while the Nama elders were attending church.Klipfontein Graves
Anglo-Boer War graves from the last skirmish between the British relieving forces and Boer Commandos.Klipfontein Hotel
The R382 leads to the hotel ruins and remains of the famous Namakwa Mule Train water tanks.Kookfontein Eye
The spring, still flowing after many years, is in the hill above Steinkopf.Kookfontein Rondavels and Info Centre
1,5 kms from Steinkopf on the N7. A community-run, ?self-catering accommodation establishment and information centre. Tel 027 721 8841.Rhenish Mission Church
Built in the 1840s, today it is a national monument.Steinkopf Art Gallery
In the old Rhenish Mission Church are paintings donated by the Brechner family, Rhenish missionaries in the 1800s. |
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Featured Accommodation
| 1. |  | | Kookfontein Chalets | | | Tel:(027) 721 8841 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Steinkopf | |
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  | Okiep | Location: SE
Derived from the Nama word ‘U-gieb’, meaning ‘the great, brackish spri... read more |
 | Nababeep | Location: SE
North of Springbok, Nababeep’s name combines two Nama words, naba, mea... read more |
 | Concordia | Location: SE
Situated 22km north east of Springbok, it was originally a Rhenish mis... read more |
 | Springbok | Location: SE
Set in a narrow valley bisecting the granite domes of the Klein Koperb... read more |
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