Fort Christian
Fort Christian is a Dano-Norwegian-built fort in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Built 1672-1680, early in the first successful colonial establishment on the island, the fort served as a critical point of defense and government during the entire period of Dano-Norwegian, and later Danish, administration, which ended in 1917 with the sale of the islands to the United States.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emancipation Garden and Blackbeard’s Castle.
Emancipation Garden
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Emancipation Garden is a park in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands The park was built to commemorate the freeing of the slaves which took place on July 3, 1848.
Blackbeard’s Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackbeard's Castle is one of five National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas. Blackbeard’s Castle is situated 1,200 feet north of Fort Christian.
Frederick Lutheran Church
Church
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Frederick Lutheran Church is situated 550 feet north of Fort Christian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlotte Amalie West and Anna’s Retreat.
Charlotte Amalie West
Town
Charlotte Amalie West is a census-designated place in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on the west side of the island. It is the third largest town or census-designated place in the U.S. Charlotte Amalie West is situated 2 miles west of Fort Christian.
Anna’s Retreat
Town
Anna's Retreat is a suburban census-designated place predominantly in the administrative subdistrict of Tutu in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Small portions of the CDP are in the Northside and Southside subdistricts. Anna’s Retreat is situated 2½ miles east of Fort Christian.
Fortuna
Village
Fortuna is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located in the far west of the island. There are visible estate ruins in Fortuna. Fortuna is situated 6 miles west of Fort Christian.
Fort Christian
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Christiaans Fort”, “Christian’s Fort”, “Christiansfort”, “Fort Saint Thomas”, “Kastellet”, and “Kristiansfort”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Fort Christian” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Fort Christian”
- Danish: “Fort Christian”
- Dutch: “Fort Christian”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن كريستيان”
- French: “fort Christian”
- French: “Fort Christian”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Christian”
- Norwegian: “Fort Christian”
- Portuguese: “Forte Christian”
- Russian: “Форт Кристиан”
- Swedish: “Fort Christian”
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Localities in the Area
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