Togoville was the seat of the pre-colonial Mlapa dynasty, whose name — shared with Lake Togo — ultimately gave the country its name. In 1884 the German explorer Gustav Nachtigal signed a treaty with Chief Mlapa III here, establishing the protectorate that became Togoland. The town is a major site for Vodun practice, with shrines near the former royal palace, and also holds the Catholic Togoville cathedral of 1910 with its Marian pilgrimage shrine. It is reached from the southern shore by boat across Lake Togo.
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