Kolmansista
Kolmansista is the historical demonym associated with the residents of Kolmanskop, a diamond mining town in the Namib Desert near Lüderitz, Namibia. The term is used in some historical accounts to refer to the community that lived in the town during its boom years in the early 20th century.
Kolmanskop was established in 1908 after a diamond discovery sparked a rapid influx of workers and settlers
The decline began in the 1920s and accelerated in the 1930s as diamond yields declined, prices fell,
Today, Kolmanskop is a protected historic site and a popular tourist destination. The legacy of the Kolmansistas