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.
castleofgoodhope.co.za
Wikipedia
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: 17th-century bastion fort in Cape Town, South African
  • Also known as: “Cape Town Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Town and Cape Town Central Library.

Railway station
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
railway station is the main railway station of the city of , . It is located along Adderley and Strand Streets, in the city's central business district. is situated 410 metres north of Castle of Good Hope.

Library
Photo: NegativeC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Library Cape Town is a public library in , South Africa. It is one of 102 libraries within the City of Cape Town Library and Information Services. is situated 290 metres west of Castle of Good Hope.

Town hall
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large Edwardian building, built in 1905, and located in 's city centre. It is located on the , to the west of the Castle, and is built from honey-coloured oolitic limestone, imported from in . is situated 380 metres west of Castle of Good Hope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Town and Foreshore.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is the second most populous city in . The capital of , it is also the legislative capital of the nation. is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Suburb
The is a suburb of , . Situated next to Cape Town CBD, it contains numerous modern office towers, cultural venues, and the Port of Cape Town.

Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of , , formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

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
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Castle of Good Hope from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Castle of Good Hope” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Kasteel de Goede Hoop”
  • Afrikaans: “Kasteel die Goeie Hoop”
  • Afrikaans: “Kasteel van Goeie Hoop”
  • Arabic: “قلعة الرجاء الصالح”
  • Armenian: “Բարեհուսո հրվանդանի ամրոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Keyptaun qalası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qud-Houp qalası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ümid qalası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yaxşı ümid qalası”
  • Bulgarian: “Добра надежда”
  • Chinese: “好望堡”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel de Goede Hoop”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van 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”
  • German: “Kasteel de Goede Hoop”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Καλής Ελπίδας”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο της Καλής Ελπίδας”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Κέιπ Τάουν”
  • Igbo: “Cape Town Castle”
  • 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: “Castle of good hope”
  • Swedish: “Castle of Good Hope”
  • Swedish: “Godahoppsfästningen”
  • Tswana: “Castle of Good Hope”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Доброї Надії”
  • Zulu: “UMuzinqaba weThembalihle”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Castle of Good Hope”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Roggebaai and Schotschekloof.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Rockwell All Suites Hotel & Apartments and NH The Lord Charles.

Western Cape: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Cape Town, Robben Island, Stellenbosch, and Paarl.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.