Talk:Port Reitz

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Why is it called Port Reitz?

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What's the origin of the name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.78.87.199 (talk) 15:00, 25 November 2010 (UTC)Reply

According to the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article on Mombasa

[I]n February 1824 Lieut . J . J . Reitz was appointed commandant or resident at the city by Captain (afterwards Vice-Admiral) W . F . W .Owen . Reitz, after whom Port Reitz is named, died at Mombasa either in 1824 or 1825 . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.78.165.153 (talk) 04:32, 3 February 2014 (UTC)Reply

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Why is it called Port Reitz?