Castle of Good Hope

The Castle of Good Hope is a 17th century pentagonal bastion fort in , South Africa. Originally located on the coastline of , following land reclamation in the area, the fort is now located inland.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: 17th-century bastion fort in Cape Town, South African
  • Also known as: “Cape Town Castle”, “Castle of good hope”, “Kasteel van Goede Hoop”, “Kasteel van Goeie Hoop”, “Keyptaun qalası”, “Qud-Houp qalası”, “Φρούριο της Καλής Ελπίδας”, and “Φρούριο του Κέιπ Τάουν”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cape Town and Cape Town Central Library.

Railway station
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railway station is the main railway station of the city of , . is situated 410 metres north of Castle of Good Hope.

Library
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Central Library Cape Town is a public library in , South Africa. is situated 290 metres west of Castle of Good Hope.

Town hall
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is a large Edwardian building… is situated 380 metres west of Castle of Good Hope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Town and District Six.

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is the second most populous city in .

Suburb
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is a residential neighborhood…

Suburb
The is a suburb of , .

Castle of Good Hope

Latitude
-33.92587° or 33° 55′ 33″ south
Longitude
18.4278° or 18° 25′ 40″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
4FRW3CFH+M4
Geo­Names ID
7303362
Wiki­data ID
Q1049562
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Castle of Good Hope” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Kasteel die Goeie Hoop”
  • Arabic: “قلعة الرجاء الصالح”
  • Armenian: “Բարեհուսո հրվանդանի ամրոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ümid qalası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yaxşı ümid qalası”
  • Bulgarian: “Добра надежда”
  • Chinese: “好望堡”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel de Goede Hoop”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Bona Espero”
  • Finnish: “Hyväntoivon linna”
  • French: “fort de Bonne-Espérance”
  • French: “Fort de Bonne-Espérance”
  • German: “Castle of Good Hope”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Καλής Ελπίδας”
  • Igbo: “Castle of Good Hope”
  • Italian: “Castello di Buona Speranza”
  • Japanese: “キャッスル・オブ・グッドホープ”
  • Latvian: “Labās Cerības pils”
  • Polish: “Zamek Dobrej Nadziei”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo da Boa Esperança”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Bunei Speranțe”
  • Russian: “Крепость Доброй Надежды”
  • Southern Sotho: “Qhobosheane ya Good Hope”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Buena Esperanza”
  • Swedish: “Godahoppsfästningen”
  • Tswana: “Castle of Good Hope”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Доброї Надії”
  • Zulu: “UMuzinqaba weThembalihle”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Roggebaai and Schotschekloof.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rockwell All Suites Hotel & Apartments and NH The Lord Charles.

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Worth a closer look: Cape Town and Robben Island.

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