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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  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • …dates from 1798
  • Description: 18th century fortification and museum in Oranjestad, Aruba

Places of Interest Nearby

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Museum
The is a historical museum in the city of Oranjestad in .
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Government office
is a government office.
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Tower

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjestad and Rancho.
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is the capital and largest city of .
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Neighborhood
, 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

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Latitude
12.51766° or 12° 31′ 4″ north
Longitude
-70.03561° or 70° 2′ 8″ west
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.
Forte ZoutmanAsturian
Fort ZoutmanDutch
Fort Zoutman/Willem III TorenDutch
Willem III TorenDutch
حصن زوتمانEgyptian Arabic
Fort ZoutmanFrench
Festung ZoutmanGerman
Forte ZoutmanItalian
Fort ZoutmanPapiamento
Fort Zoutman/Willem III TorenPapiamento
Museo Historico ArubaPapiamento
Willem IIIPapiamento
Forte ZoutmanPortuguese
Fuerte ZoutmanSpanish
Fort ZoutmanTurkish

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