Shimen Village
Shimen Village is a locality in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan. Shimen Village is situated nearby to the locality Gangziwei, as well as near the suburb Anping District.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Zeelandia and TEYANG Destroyer.
Fort Zeelandia
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch East India Company, in the town of Anping on Formosa, the former name of central island of Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of the island.
TEYANG Destroyer
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Sarsfield, was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She then served in Taiwan's navy as ROCS Te Yang for 27 years, and now is a ship museum.
The former Tait & Co. Merchant House
Photo: Comet115, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Taiwan Development Historical Materials Wax Museum is a historical building in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include N. District and Annan District.
N. District
Suburb
North District is a district home to 126,446 people located in Tainan, Taiwan. N. District is situated 3½ km northeast of Shimen Village.
Annan District
Town
Annan District is a coastal district located in the west of Tainan, Taiwan. Annan District is situated 5 km north of Shimen Village.
Anping District
Suburb
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anping District is a district of Tainan, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. It is home to 64,408 people according to the 2020 census.
Shimen Village
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Shimen”
- Location: Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.0009° or 23° 0′ 3″ northLongitude
120.1662° or 120° 9′ 58″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
7QM22528+9FGeoNames ID
11697692
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Shimen Village” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石門里”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include I-tsai Castle and Mu Shan.
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