Fort Batenstein

Fort Batenstein was a fort and trading post established by the Dutch on the Gold Coast in 1656. It was situated near Butre. The fort was ceded with the entire Dutch Gold Coast to Britain in 1872.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 33 metres (108 feet)
  • Description: Dutch fort and trading post on the Gold Coast

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Butre and Busua.

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Fort Batenstein

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Latitude
4.82428° or 4° 49′ 27″ north
Longitude
-1.91726° or 1° 55′ 2″ west
Open location code
6CPWR3FM+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 487662760
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11793385
Wiki­data ID
Q472588

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Fort Batenstein” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “巴腾斯坦堡”
  • Chinese: “巴騰斯坦堡”
  • Chinese: “柏廷斯坦堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Batenstein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن باتنشتاين”
  • French: “fort Batenstein”
  • French: “Fort Batenstein”
  • German: “Butre”
  • German: “Fort Batenstein”
  • German: “Fort Batensteyn”
  • Hausa: “Sansanin Batenstein”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת בטנסטיין”
  • Italian: “Fort Batenstein”
  • Polish: “Fort Batenstein”
  • Tatar: “Батенстейн кальгасы”
  • Turkish: “Batenstein Kalesi”

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