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Saint Helena

Longwood House

Longwood House is a mansion on the British overseas territory island of St. Helena. It was the final residence of Napoleon Bonaparte, the former Emperor of the French, during his exile on the island of , from 10 December 1815 until his death on 5 May 1821.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: residence of Napoleon Bonaparte on Saint Helena
  • Also known as: “French Honorary Consulate in Jamestown, Saint Helena”, “Longwood Old House”, “Old House Longwood”, and “Old Longwood”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Tomb and Diana’s Peak.

Grassland
Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the site of Napoleon's tomb, on the British Overseas Territory of in the south Atlantic Ocean, where he was buried following his death in exile on 5 May 1821. is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Longwood House.

Peak
Diana's Peak is the highest point, at 818 metres, on the island of , a overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is of volcanic origin. is situated 2 miles southwest of Longwood House.

Castle
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
is a redoubt-style fort of the English East India Company on , an island and British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. is situated 2½ miles west of Longwood House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longwood and Levelwood.

Village
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is a settlement and of the British island of in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Village
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is one of eight of the island of , part of the British Overseas Territory of in the South Atlantic Ocean. is situated 1½ miles south of Longwood House.

Village
Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of eight of the island of , part of the British Overseas Territory of in the South Atlantic Ocean. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Longwood House.

Longwood House

Latitude
-15.94996° or 15° 56′ 60″ south
Longitude
-5.68304° or 5° 40′ 59″ west
Elevation
1,788 feet (545 metres)
Open location code
5CPP3828+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35798100
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
3370817
Wiki­data ID
Q578060
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Longwood House” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Longwood House”
  • Arabic: “منزل لونغوود”
  • Armenian: “Լոնգվուդ Հաուս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Lonqvud evi”
  • Bavarian: “Longwood House”
  • Bengali: “লংউড ভবন”
  • Catalan: “Longwood House”
  • Central Kurdish: “خانووی لۆنگوود”
  • Chinese: “朗伍德别墅”
  • Chinese: “朗伍德府”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Longvud Haus”
  • Czech: “Longwood House”
  • Dutch: “Longwood House”
  • Esperanto: “Longwood House”
  • Finnish: “Longwood House”
  • French: “Longwood House”
  • German: “Longwood House”
  • Hebrew: “בית לונגווד”
  • Hindi: “मानद वाणिज्य दूतावास”
  • Hindi: “लॉन्गवुड हाउस”
  • Hindi: “लोंगवूड हाउस”
  • Hungarian: “Longwood Ház”
  • Hungarian: “Longwood House”
  • Irish: “Teach Longwood”
  • Italian: “Longwood House”
  • Japanese: “ロングウッド・ハウス”
  • Kannada: “ಲೊಂಗ್ವುಡ್ ಹೌಸ್”
  • Korean: “롱우드 하우스”
  • Luxembourgish: “Longwood House”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “دار لونڭوود”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Longwood House”
  • Oriya: “ଫ୍ରେଞ୍ଚ ମାନଦ ବାଣିଜ୍ୟ ଦୂତାବାସ”
  • Oriya: “ମାନଦ ବାଣିଜ୍ୟ ଦୂତାବାସ”
  • Oriya: “ଲଙ୍ଗଉଡ଼ ହାଉସ”
  • Polish: “Longwood House”
  • Portuguese: “Casa de Longwood”
  • Portuguese: “Longwood House”
  • Russian: “Лонгвуд-Хаус”
  • Slovak: “Longwood House”
  • Slovenian: “Longwood House”
  • Spanish: “Longwood House”
  • Swedish: “Longwood House”
  • Telugu: “ఫ్రెంచ్ గౌరవ కాన్సులేట్”
  • Telugu: “లొంగవుడ్ హౌస్”
  • Thai: “ลองวูดเฮาส์”
  • Turkish: “Longwood House”
  • Ukrainian: “Лонгвуд”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà Longwood”
  • Western Frisian: “Longwood House”

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