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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  • Monument
  • Description: capital of New Sweden between 1638–1655
  • Also known as
    “Fort Altena”
    “Fort Christina Memorial”
    “Fort Christina National Historic Landmark”
    “Fort Kristina”

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Places in the Area

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Fort Christina

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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.
Форт КрысцінаBelarusian
Fort Christina ParkCebuano
克莉斯汀娜堡Chinese
克莉絲蒂娜堡Chinese
克里斯蒂娜堡Chinese
Fort ChristinaDutch
حصن كريستيناEgyptian Arabic
Fort AltenaFinnish
Fort ChristinaFinnish
Fort KristinaFinnish
Fort ChristinaFrench
מבצר כריסטינהHebrew
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Japanese
Arx ChristinaLatin
Форт АлтенаRussian
Форт-КристинаRussian
Fort ChristinaSlovenian
Fort AltenaSwedish
Fort ChristinaSwedish
Fort KristinaSwedish
Fort AltenaTornedalen Finnish
Fort ChristinaTornedalen Finnish
Fort KristinaTornedalen Finnish
Форт-КрістінаUkrainian

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