Fort Amsterdam
Fort Amsterdam is a historic fortress on the island of Saint Martin, near the Sint Maarten town of Philipsburg.Photo: alljengi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Hill and St. Martin of Tours‘ Church.
St. Martin of Tours‘ Church
Church
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The St. Martin of Tours' Church is a religious building is located at 51 Voorstraat, Voorstraat, in the city of Philipsburg, Sint Maarten on the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin in the Lesser Antilles east of the Caribbean Sea or Sea The Antilles. St. Martin of Tours‘ Church is situated 2 km northeast of Fort Amsterdam.
Philipsburg Methodist Church
Church
Philipsburg Methodist Church is situated 1½ km northeast of Fort Amsterdam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Bay and Philipsburg.
Little Bay
Suburb
Little Bay is an 8-hectare coastal pond in the country of Sint Maarten on the island of Saint Martin in the Dutch Caribbean. It has a low salinity and lies near the capital, Philipsburg.
Philipsburg
Philipsburg is the capital of "Dutch Side" Sint Maarten on the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean sea. It is a busy port for cruise ships and one of the Caribbean's best shopping spots.
Fort Amsterdam
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 17th century Dutch fort near Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
- Categories: fort, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Saint Martin, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.01477° or 18° 0′ 53″ northLongitude
-63.05959° or 63° 3′ 35″ westElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
77CR2W7R+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 525178259OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Fort Amsterdam” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Amsterdam (Sint Maarten)”
- Dutch: “fort Amsterdam”
- Dutch: “Fort Amsterdam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن امستردام”
- French: “fort Amsterdam”
- French: “Fort Amsterdam”
- German: “Fort Amsterdam”
- Russian: “Форт Амстердам”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Amsterdam”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Ámsterdam”
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