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…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Historical Museum of Aruba and Parliament of Aruba.
Historical Museum of Aruba
Museum
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The Historical Museum of Aruba is a historical museum in the city of Oranjestad in Aruba. It explains the history of the island and its inhabitants, in rural and urban areas.
Parliament of Aruba
Government office
Photo: Seagullbayaruba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parliament of Aruba is a government office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oranjestad and Rancho.
Oranjestad
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oranjestad is the capital and largest city of Aruba. The city is home to some of the island's local residents and also many governmental buildings. Along the main "drag" you will find mostly tourist walking around and shopping and can also see the cruise ships that bring more and more external tourism into the island everyday.
Rancho
Neighborhood
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Rancho, located near Paardenbaai, is one of the old districts of Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. Originally a fishing village, Rancho has evolved into a neighbourhood of Oranjestad.
Dacota
Town
Oranjestad, the capital and most populous of Aruba's eight regions, is located on the southwestern coast of the island. In Papiamento, the local language, Oranjestad is commonly referred to as "Playa" by the locals.
Fort Zoutman
- Type: Fort
- Description: 18th century fortification and museum in Oranjestad, Aruba
- Categories: national museum, building, recreation area, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aruba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
12.51766° or 12° 31′ 4″ northLongitude
-70.03561° or 70° 2′ 8″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Inception
1798Open location code
774FGX97+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 769698096OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Fort Zoutman” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Zoutman/Willem III Toren”
- Dutch: “Fort Zoutman”
- Dutch: “Willem III Toren”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن زوتمان”
- French: “fort Zoutman”
- French: “Fort Zoutman”
- German: “Festung Zoutman”
- Italian: “Forte Zoutman”
- Papiamento: “Fort Zoutman/Willem III Toren”
- Papiamento: “Fort Zoutman”
- Papiamento: “Museo Historico Aruba”
- Papiamento: “Willem III”
- Portuguese: “Forte Zoutman”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Zoutman”
- Turkish: “Fort Zoutman”
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