Fort Christina

Fort Christina, also called Fort Altena, was the first settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built in 1638 and named after Christina, Queen of Sweden, it was located approximately 1 mi east of the…
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  • Park
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
  • Description: capital of New Sweden between 1638–1655
  • Also known as
    “Fort Altena”
    “Fort Christina National Historic Landmark”
    “Fort Kristina”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Church Street Historic District.

Museum
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, also known as Old Swedes…

Protected area
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is a national historic…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Landlith and Lower Market Street Historic District.

Hamlet
The Wilmington Rail Viaduct is a series of fills and…

Neighborhood
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is a national…

Neighborhood
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is a national…

Fort Christina

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Latitude
39.73761° or 39° 44′ 15″ north
Longitude
-75.53826° or 75° 32′ 18″ west
Open location code
87F6PFQ6+2M
Geo­Names ID
4142576
Wiki­data ID
Q2063470

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Fort Christina” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Форт Крысціна”
  • Cebuano: “Fort Christina Park”
  • Chinese: “克莉斯汀娜堡”
  • Chinese: “克莉絲蒂娜堡”
  • Chinese: “克里斯蒂娜堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Christina”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن كريستينا”
  • Finnish: “Fort Altena”
  • Finnish: “Fort Christina”
  • Finnish: “Fort Kristina”
  • French: “fort Christina”
  • French: “Fort Christina”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר כריסטינה”
  • Japanese: “アルテナ砦”
  • Japanese: “クリスティーナ砦”
  • Japanese: “クリスティーナ砦国定史跡”
  • Latin: “Arx Christina”
  • Russian: “Форт Алтена”
  • Russian: “Форт Кристина”
  • Russian: “Форт-Кристина”
  • Slovenian: “Fort Christina”
  • Swedish: “Fort Altena”
  • Swedish: “Fort Christina”
  • Swedish: “Fort Kristina”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Fort Altena”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Fort Christina”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Fort Kristina”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт-Крістіна”

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