Fort Nassau
Fort Nassau is a fort situated in Willemstad, Curaçao. It is located on a 68 metres high hill overlooking the city of Willemstad and its harbour. It was constructed in 1796 as Fort Republiek.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen Juliana Bridge and Queen Emma Bridge.
Queen Juliana Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Hullie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Queen Juliana Bridge is a four-lane road bridge across St. Anna Bay in Willemstad, the capital of Caribbean island country Curaçao, which is part of The Kingdom of The Netherlands. Queen Juliana Bridge is situated 690 metres southwest of Fort Nassau.
Queen Emma Bridge
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Queen Emma Bridge is a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay on Curaçao island in the Dutch Caribbean. It connects the Punda and Otrobanda quarters of the capital city, Willemstad. Queen Emma Bridge is situated 1¼ km southwest of Fort Nassau.
Fort Amsterdam
Photo: Dh3201, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Amsterdam is a fort situated in Willemstad, Curaçao. It was constructed in 1634 by the Dutch West India Company and served not only as a military fort but also as the headquarters of the WIC. Fort Amsterdam is situated 1½ km southwest of Fort Nassau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fleur de Marie and Willemstad.
Fleur de Marie
Neighborhood
Photo: Margo Groenewoud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fleur de Marie is a neighborhood.
Willemstad
Photo: Ghettocash, CC BY 2.0.
Willemstad is the capital and largest city of Curaçao. The city center and the waterfront is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Willemstad is mostly a destination for cruise ship tourists who usually spend one or two days there at most.
Otrobanda
Suburb
Photo: Roger W, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad, located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Otrobanda was founded in 1707, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Fort Nassau
- Type: Building
- Description: Mexico
- Category: fort
- Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
12.11522° or 12° 6′ 55″ northLongitude
-68.92708° or 68° 55′ 38″ westElevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
774H438F+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 365223149OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Fort Nassau” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “fort Nassau”
- Dutch: “Fort Nassau”
- Dutch: “fort Oranje Nassau”
- Dutch: “fort Republiek”
- French: “fort Nassau”
- French: “Fort Nassau”
- German: “Fort Nassau”
- German: “Fort Oranje Nassau”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Νάσσαου”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Οράνιε Νάσσαου”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjava Nassau, Curaçao”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Nassau”
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