Fortress of São Miguel

Fortaleza de São Miguel or Saint Michael Fortress was a fortress built in 1576 in the District of Luanda, Angola. During Dutch rule in Angola between 1641 and 1648, the fort was known as Fort Aardenburgh.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 42 metres (138 feet)
  • …is operated by Portugal
  • Description: fortress
  • Address: Luanda
  • Also known as
    “Fort Aardenburgh”
    “Fort San Miguel”
    “Luanda Saint Miguel Fortress”
    “São Miguel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Military History and Coqueiros Municipal Stadium.
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The Museum of the Armed Forces is located in Fortaleza… is situated 160 metres south of Fortress of São Miguel.
Estádio dos Coqueiros is a multi-use in , . is situated 790 metres southeast of Fortress of São Miguel.
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The Museu Nacional de Antropologia… is situated 1 km southeast of Fortress of São Miguel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maianga and Samba.
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is one of the six municipalities of the…
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is one of the 17 municipalities that make up the Luanda Province, . is situated 3½ km south of Fortress of São Miguel.
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, the capital of , is on the Atlantic coast.

Fortress of São Miguel

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Latitude
-8.80776° or 8° 48′ 28″ south
Longitude
13.2232° or 13° 13′ 24″ east
Open location code
6F3M56RF+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7246710027
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fortress
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2237120
Wiki­data ID
Q1408988

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Fortress of São Miguel” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սան Միգելի ամրոց (Լուանդա)”
  • Armenian: “Սան Միգելի ամրոց”
  • Catalan: “Fortalesa de São Miguel”
  • Dutch: “Fort Aardenburgh”
  • Dutch: “Fort São Miguel”
  • Dutch: “Vesting Sint Miguel van Loeanda”
  • French: “Forteresse de Sainte Miguel de Luanda”
  • German: “Festung Der Heilige Miguel von Luanda”
  • German: “Festung São Miguel von Luanda”
  • Hausa: “Ganuwa na São Miguel”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di San Miguel di Luanda”
  • Japanese: “サン・ミゲル・デ・ルアンダ要塞”
  • Japanese: “ルアンダの聖マイケル要塞”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Święty Miguel z Luandy”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de são miguel”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São Miguel”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São Paulo de Luanda”
  • Romanian: “Fortaleza de Sao Miguel”
  • Romanian: “Fortaleza de São Miguel”
  • Romanian: “Fortaleza de Sfânt Miguel”
  • Romanian: “Fortăreaţa San Miguel”
  • Romanian: “Fortăreața San Miguel”
  • Russian: “Крепость Сан-Мигель”
  • Russian: “Крепость Святой Мигель”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza San Miguel de Luanda”
  • Swedish: “Fortaleza de São Miguel”
  • Swedish: “Helgon Miguels Fästning”
  • Swedish: “San Miguels fästning”
  • Swedish: “São Miguels fästning”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Сан-Мігель”

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