Fort Zoutman

Fort Zoutman is a military fortification at Oranjestad, Aruba. Originally built in 1798 by African slaves, with materials provided by the Amerindians, who performed Statute Labour or corvée for the Dutch West India Company, it is the oldest structure on the…
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: 18th century fortification and museum in Oranjestad, Aruba
  • Also known as: “Fort Zoutman/Willem III Toren”, “Museo Historico Aruba”, “Willem III”, and “Willem III Toren”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Historical Museum of Aruba and Parliament of Aruba.

Museum
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The is a historical museum in the city of Oranjestad in .

Government office
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is a government office.

Tower
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjestad and Rancho.

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is the capital and largest city of .

Neighborhood
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, located near Paardenbaai, is one of the old districts of Oranjestad, the capital of .

Town
Oranjestad, the capital and most populous of 's…

Fort Zoutman

Latitude
12.51766° or 12° 31′ 4″ north
Longitude
-70.03561° or 70° 2′ 8″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Established
1798
Open location code
774FGX97+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 769698096
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
Geo­Names ID
10280560
Wiki­data ID
Q610796
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Fort Zoutman” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Forte Zoutman”
  • Dutch: “Fort Zoutman”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن زوتمان”
  • French: “fort Zoutman”
  • French: “Fort Zoutman”
  • German: “Festung Zoutman”
  • Italian: “Forte Zoutman”
  • Papiamento: “Fort Zoutman”
  • Portuguese: “Forte Zoutman”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Zoutman”
  • Turkish: “Fort Zoutman”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Socotoro and Oranjestad.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: La Piccola Marina and Free Mason Monument.

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Worth a closer look: Oranjestad and Arikok National Park.

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