Fort Zeelandia

Fort Zeelandia is a fortress in , . In 1640 the French built a wooden fort on the spot which, during British colonial period, was reinforced and became Fort Willoughby. It was taken by the Dutch in 1667 and renamed Fort Zeelandia.
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  • Museum
  • Opening hours: Monday–Saturday 8:00 AM–2:00 PM
  • Description: 17th century Dutch fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname
  • Address: Zeelandiaweg, Paramaribo

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Monument
is a monument.

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Fort Zeelandia

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Latitude
5.82514° or 5° 49′ 31″ north
Longitude
-55.14972° or 55° 8′ 59″ west
Open location code
68Q6RVG2+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 135981998
Open­Street­Map feature
building = yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = museum
Wiki­data ID
Q656587

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Fort Zeelandia” goes by many names.
Fort ZeelandiaAfrikaans
Fort ZeelandiaDutch
Fort Zeelandia (Suriname)Dutch
Zeelandiaweg 1Dutch
حصن زيلاندياEgyptian Arabic
Fort ZeelandiaFrench
Fort ZeelandiaGerman
Fort ZeelandiaIrish
Forte ZeelandiaItalian
ゼーランディア要塞Japanese
Zelandijos fortasLithuanian
ഫോർട്ട് സീലാൻഡിയMalayalam
ഫോർട്ട് സീലാൻഡിയ (പരമാരിബൊ)Malayalam
Fort ZeelandiaNorwegian
Fort ZeelandiaNorwegian Bokmål
Forte ZeelandiaPortuguese
Форт-ЗеландияRussian
Fort ZeelandiaSerbo-Croatian
Fort Zeelandia (Surinam)Serbo-Croatian
Fuerte ZeelandiaSpanish
Fort ZeelandiaZeeuws

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