Fort Karl
Fort Karl is a historic military fort located in Gustavia, the capital of Saint Barthélemy. It was built by the Swedish in 1789 and was named for Karl XIII.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Gustavia and Maison Dinzey de Gustavia.
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Gustavia
Church
Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption or the Catholic Church of Gustavia is a religious building dating from the nineteenth century and is located in the town of Gustavia on the island of Saint Barthelemy, a dependency of France in the Caribbean Sea. Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Gustavia is situated 240 metres northeast of Fort Karl.
Maison Dinzey de Gustavia
Historic building
Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison Dinzey de Gustavia is a historic building, which is situated 250 metres north of Fort Karl.
Gustaf III Airport
Aerodrome
Gustaf III Airport, also known as Saint Barthélemy Airport, Rémy de Haenen Airport, sometimes as St. Jean Airport, is a public use airport located in the village of St. Jean on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gustavia and La Pointe.
Gustavia
Photo: MARELBU, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gustavia is the main town and capital of the island of Saint Barthélemy. Originally called Le Carénage, it was renamed in honor of King Gustav III of Sweden.
La Pointe
Neighborhood
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
La Pointe is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is located in the western part of the island at the end of Gustavia.
Lurin
Neighborhood
Lurin is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is east of Gustavia and is one of the larger quartiers on the island.
Fort Karl
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic military fort in Saint Barthélemy (French Caribbean)
- Categories: fort, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.89305° or 17° 53′ 35″ northLongitude
-62.84973° or 62° 50′ 59″ westElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
779VV5V2+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 3663052504OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3579073Wikidata ID
Q65150705
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Fort Karl” goes by many names.
- French: “fort Karl”
- French: “Fort Karl”
- Spanish: “Fort Karl”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Karl”
- Swedish: “Fort Carl”
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