Osu Castle

Osu Castle is a castle located in , a neighborhood of , the capital city of , on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. A substantial fort was built by Denmark–Norway in the 1660s; thereafter, the fort changed ownership between Denmark–Norway, , the Akwamu, , and finally post-Independence .
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (50 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Fort Christiansborg”
  • Description: coastal castle in Osu, Accra, Ghana, built by Denmark-Norway in the 1660s as a slave-trading fort; served as capital of the Danish Gold Coast and later as British colonial seat of government; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979
  • Also known as
    “Castrum Friderici”
    “Christianborg Castle”
    “Christiansborg”
    “Christiansborg Castle”
    “Dvorac Osu”
    “Forte de Christiansborg”
    “Hrad Osu”
    “Istana Osu”
    “St. Francis Xavier”
    “The Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Accra Sports Stadium and Black Star Square.
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Stadium
The , formerly named the Ohene…
1 km northwest of Osu Castle
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Square
, also known as Independence Square…
1 km west of Osu Castle
David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The is a monument located in , Ghana, at the center of .
1 km west of Osu Castle

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Osu and Accra.
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Suburb
is a neighbourhood in central , , .
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is the capital city of .
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Town
, also known as La, is a Peri-urban town…
3½ km northeast of Osu Castle

Osu Castle

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Latitude
5.54743° or 5° 32′ 51″ north
Longitude
-0.18473° or 0° 11′ 5″ west
Open location code
6CQXGRW8+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 11827738
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = castle
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse = government
Geo­Names ID
2295773
Wiki­data ID
Q1082964

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Akan to Urdu—“Osu Castle” goes by many names.
Osu AbankesemuAkan
قلعة أوسوArabic
Osu CastleCebuano
奥苏城堡Chinese
奧蘇城堡Chinese
Hrad OsuCzech
Osu CastleDagbani
Christiansborg (fort)Danish
Fort ChristiansborgDanish
ChristiansborgDutch
Christiansborg (Accra)Dutch
ChristiensborgDutch
Osu CastleFarefare
Osu FortFarefare
fort ChristiansborgFrench
Fort OsuFrench
ChristiansborgGerman
Osu CastleGerman
Schloss ChristianborgGerman
Christianborg CastleGhanaian Pidgin English
Christiansborg CastleGhanaian Pidgin English
Fort ChristiansborgGhanaian Pidgin English
Osu CastleGhanaian Pidgin English
Sansanin OsuHausa
טירת אוסוHebrew
מבצר כריסטיאנסבורגHebrew
オス城Japanese
クリスチャンズボーJapanese
クリスチャンボーグ城Japanese
クリスチャンボルグ城Japanese
오수성Korean
Castrum FridericiLatin
Istana OsuMalay
ChristiansborgNorwegian
ChristiansborgNorwegian Bokmål
Fort ChristiansborgNorwegian Bokmål
Castelo de OsuPortuguese
Forte de ChristiansborgPortuguese
КристиансборгRussian
Кристиансборг (форт)Russian
Тврђава КристијансборгSerbian
Dvorac OsuSerbo-Croatian
Tvrđava OsuSerbo-Croatian
ChristiansborgSlovenian
grad ChristiansborgSlovenian
Osu CastleSlovenian
Fort ChristiansborgSpanish
ChristiansborgSwedish
Christiansborg (Accra)Swedish
Fort ChristiansborgSwedish
Кристианборг (Осу) кальгасыTatar
Osu KalesiTurkish
قلعہ اوسوUrdu

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