Steinkopf, South Africa

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Template:Infobox South African town 2011 Steinkopf is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Town some 45km north-north-west of Springbok. Formerly known as Kookfontein, it was established as a mission station of the London Missionary Society, but was later taken over by the Rhenish Mission. Named after the Reverend Dr Steinkopf, who visited England in 1842.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 415.