Maltahöhe

Maltahöhe
Maltahöhe Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 24°50′S 16°59′E / 24.833°S 16.983°E / -24.833; 16.983
Country	Namibia
Region	Hardap Region
Time zone	South African Standard Time (UTC+1)

Maltahöhe is a village in Namibia, about 110 km west of Mariental in the Hardap Region.

The settlement 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.^{[citation needed]} The town is a centre for sheep farming and provides supply for surrounding farms. It lies close to The Swartrand escarpment.

Near the town of Maltahöhe lies Duwisib Castle.

Coordinates: 24°50′S 16°59′E / 24.833°S 16.983°E / -24.833; 16.983