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Essex County

Amherstburg

Amherstburg is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in . The small town is rich in history, with several important heritage sites linked to the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad.
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  • Type: Town with 13,900 residents
  • Description: town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as: “Amherstburg, ON” and “Amherstburg, Ontario”
  • Historically known as: “Fort Amherstburg” and “Fort Malden”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Malden and Amherstburg Freedom Museum.

Park
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, formally known as Fort Amherstburg, is a defence fortification located in Amherstburg, Ontario. It was built in 1795 by Great Britain in order to ensure the security of British North America against any potential threat of American invasion.

Museum
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, previously known as 'the North American Black Historical Museum', is located in Amherstburg, , Canada. It is a community-based, non-profit museum that tells the story of African-Canadians' history and contributions.

Island
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, commonly referred to as Boblo Island, is an island in the on the side of the border and is part of Amherstburg, Ontario.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grosse Ile Township and Gibraltar.

Town
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is a civil township of in the U.S. state of . The population was 10,777 at the 2020 census. The township encompasses several islands in the , of which the largest is named as . is situated 5 km northwest of Amherstburg.

Town
is a city in in the U.S. state of . The population was 4,997 at the 2020 census. is a southern city of and is about 12 miles south of the city of . is situated 7 km west of Amherstburg.

Amherstburg

Latitude
42.1013° or 42° 6′ 5″ north
Longitude
-83.1087° or 83° 6′ 31″ west
Population
13,900
Elevation
181 metres (594 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CA AMH
Open location code
86JR4V2R+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1315256917
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5884472
Wiki­data ID
Q385335
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Amherstburg” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أمهيرستبارج”
  • Asturian: “Amherstburg”
  • Atikamekw: “Amherstburg”
  • Catalan: “Amherstburg”
  • Cebuano: “Amherstburg”
  • Chinese: “阿默斯特堡”
  • Dutch: “Amherstburg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “امهيرستبارج”
  • French: “Amherstburg”
  • German: “Amherstburg”
  • Italian: “Amherstburg”
  • Japanese: “アマーストバーグ”
  • Persian: “امهرست‌برگ”
  • Polish: “Amherstburg”
  • Serbian: “Амерстбург”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Amherstburg”
  • Slovenian: “Amherstburg”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آمهرزتبورق”
  • Spanish: “Amherstburg (Ontario)”
  • Spanish: “Amherstburg”
  • Swedish: “Amherstburg”
  • Turkish: “Amherstburg”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Glen Eden and Amherst Pointe.

Essex County: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Windsor, Point Pelee National Park, Essex, and Leamington.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Amherstburg”. Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.