Fort Christina

Fort Christina, also called Fort Altena, was the first settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built in 1638 and named after Christina, Queen of Sweden, it was located approximately 1 mi east of the…
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: capital of New Sweden between 1638–1655
  • Also known as: “Fort Altena”, “Fort Christina Memorial”, “Fort Christina National Historic Landmark”, and “Fort Kristina”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Church Street Historic District.

Museum
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, also known as Old Swedes, is a historic church at East 7th and Church Street in . It was consecrated on Trinity Sunday, June 4, 1699, by a predominantly Swedish congregation formerly of the colony of New Sweden. is situated 880 feet northwest of Fort Christina.

Protected area
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is a national historic district located at , . It encompasses 26 contributing buildings, 22 of which are single family fully attached rowhouse dwellings. is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Fort Christina.

Church
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St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception is a historic Roman Catholic church located at 600 E Sixth St. in , . St. Mary's is the only active church in Delaware founded by John Neumann, Bishop of Philadelphia 1852–1860, who consecrated it on October 31, 1858. is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Fort Christina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Landlith and Lower Market Street Historic District.

Hamlet
The Wilmington Rail Viaduct is a series of fills and bridges, about 4 miles long, that carries the Northeast Corridor through the city of , above street level.

Neighborhood
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is a national historic district located at , . It encompasses 132 contributing buildings the central business district of Wilmington.

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is the largest city in Delaware, though still small by U.S. standards with a population of only 70,000. Due to the state's business-friendly laws, is something of a center for businesses, with an incredible number of American corporations incorporated in the city.

Fort Christina

Latitude
39.73662° or 39° 44′ 12″ north
Longitude
-75.53859° or 75° 32′ 19″ west
Open location code
87F6PFP6+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6762006715
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q2063470
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Fort Christina” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Форт Крысціна”
  • Cebuano: “Fort Christina Park”
  • Chinese: “克莉斯汀娜堡”
  • Chinese: “克莉絲蒂娜堡”
  • Chinese: “克里斯蒂娜堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Christina”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن كريستينا”
  • Finnish: “Fort Altena”
  • Finnish: “Fort Christina”
  • Finnish: “Fort Kristina”
  • French: “fort Christina”
  • French: “Fort Christina”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר כריסטינה”
  • Japanese: “アルテナ砦”
  • Japanese: “クリスティーナ砦”
  • Japanese: “クリスティーナ砦国定史跡”
  • Latin: “Arx Christina”
  • Russian: “Форт Алтена”
  • Russian: “Форт Кристина”
  • Russian: “Форт-Кристина”
  • Slovenian: “Fort Christina”
  • Swedish: “Fort Altena”
  • Swedish: “Fort Christina”
  • Swedish: “Fort Kristina”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Fort Altena”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Fort Christina”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Fort Kristina”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт-Крістіна”

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