Elmina Java Museum

The Elmina Java Museum is a museum in , , dedicated to the history of the so-called Belanda Hitam; soldiers recruited in the 19th century in the Dutch Gold Coast to serve in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elmina Castle and Fort Coenraadsburg.

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was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina, also known as Castelo da Mina or simply Mina, in present-day , , formerly the Gold Coast. is situated 2 km south of Elmina Java Museum.

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or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small fort situated opposite the in the of Ghana, built around a Portuguese chapel for Saint Jago, to protect Fort Elmina from attacks. is situated 1½ km south of Elmina Java Museum.

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St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church is a Roman Catholic Church building in , in the of . Established in 1880, it was the first Roman Catholic church to have been established in Ghana. is situated 1½ km southwest of Elmina Java Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elmina.

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is a city in region of Ghana. Its name comes from the Portuguese word for "Mine". The gold found in these mines are also the origin of the name "Gold Coast", which was the name of what is now Ghana, when it was a British Colony.

Elmina Java Museum

Latitude
5.0995° or 5° 5′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.3468° or 1° 20′ 49″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
node 1193972972
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q15045463
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Twi—“Elmina Java Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “埃尔米纳爪哇博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Elmina Java Museum”
  • Fanti: “Elmina Java Misiɔm”
  • German: “Elmina Java Museum”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Elmina Java Museum”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na Elmina Java”
  • Igbo: “Elmina Java Museum”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Jawa Elmina”
  • Karekare: “Elmina Java Museum”
  • Malay: “Muzium Jawa Elmina”
  • Twi: “Elmina Java Misiɔm”

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Highlights include Elmina Post Office and Elmina Fire Station.

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