Fort Saint Anthony
Fort Saint Anthony was a fort built by the Portuguese in 1515 near the town of Axim, in what is now Ghana. In 1642, the Dutch captured the fort and subsequently made it part of the Dutch Gold Coast.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 6 metres (20 feet)
- Description: former colonial fortified trading post in Ghana
- Also known as“Axim Castle”“Fort Santo Antonio”“Fort St. Anthony”“Fuerte de San Antonio”
- Historically known as“Saint Anthony Fort”“St. Anthony Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nzema East Municipal District.
Nzema East Municipal District
Government office
Nzema East Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Nzema East Municipal District is situated 710 metres east of Fort Saint Anthony.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Axim and Domunli.
Domunli
Village
Domunli is a town in the Western Region of Ghana. Domunli is situated 5 km southeast of Fort Saint Anthony.
Fort Saint Anthony
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Latitude
4.86793° or 4° 52′ 5″ north
Longitude
-2.24435° or 2° 14′ 40″ west
Open location code
6CPVVQ94+57
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Fort Saint Anthony” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣安东尼奥堡”
- Chinese: “聖安東尼奧堡”
- Dagbani: “Fort Saint Anthony”
- Dutch: “Santo Antonio de Axim”
- French: “Fort Saint Anthony”
- French: “Fort Saint-Antoine”
- French: “fort Santo Antonio”
- French: “Fort Santo Antonio”
- French: “Fort St. Anthony”
- German: “Fort St. Anthony”
- Hausa: “Fort Saint Anthony”
- Hebrew: “מצודת סנטו אנטוניו”
- Italian: “Fort Saint Anthony”
- Italian: “Fort Santo Antonio”
- Italian: “Forte Santo Antonio”
- Japanese: “聖アントニオ砦”
- Polish: “Fort San Antonio de Axim”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Santo António”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santo António de Axim”
- Russian: “Форт Святого Антония”
- Serbian: “Тврђава Санто Антонио де Аксим”
- Spanish: “Fort Saint Anthony”
- Spanish: “Fort Santo Antonio”
- Tatar: “Изге Антоний кальгасы”
- Turkish: “Saint Anthony Kalesi”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as GCB and Axim Girls‘ Senior High School.
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