Fort Prinzenstein
Fort Prinzenstein is a fort located at Keta, Ghana, which was used in the slave trade. Many such forts were built in Africa, but Prinzenstein is one of the few that lie east of the Volta River.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Keta Senior High Technical School.
Keta Senior High Technical School
School
Photo: Noahalorwu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keta Senior High Technical School formerly Keta Secondary School, is a mixed Public Senior High School located at Dzelukope, a town in the Keta Municipal District of the Volta Region, Ghana. Keta Senior High Technical School is situated 3 km south of Fort Prinzenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dzelukope and Tegbi.
Dzelukope
Village
Dzelukope is a town located near Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana. Dzelukope is situated 3½ km south of Fort Prinzenstein.
Tegbi
Town
Tegbi is a small town in the Keta Municipal district of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is mainly populated by Ewe people. Tegbi is situated 8 km south of Fort Prinzenstein.
Seva
Village
Seva, Ghana is located in the Keta Lagoon in the Keta district now Municipal of Ghana. Seva is one of the islands forming the archipelago of the Keta Lagoon. Seva is situated 9 km northwest of Fort Prinzenstein.
Fort Prinzenstein
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fortified colonial trade post in Ghana
- Categories: fort, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Keta, Volta Region, Ghanaian Coastal Plain, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.92189° or 5° 55′ 19″ northLongitude
0.99355° or 0° 59′ 37″ eastOpen location code
6FQ2WXCV+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 247202881OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1438675
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Twi—“Fort Prinzenstein” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Prinzenstein堡”
- Chinese: “普林曾斯坦堡”
- Dagbani: “Fort Prinzenstein”
- Danish: “Fort Prinsensten”
- Dutch: “Fort Singelenburgh”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن برينزينشتاين”
- French: “fort Prinzenstein”
- French: “Fort Prinzenstein”
- Ga: “Fort Prinzenstein”
- German: “Fort Prindsensteen”
- German: “Fort Prinzenstein”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Fort Prinzenstein”
- Hausa: “Fort Prinzenstein”
- Hebrew: “מבצר פרינסטנסן”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Prinsensten”
- Norwegian: “Fort Prinsensten”
- Russian: “Принсенстен”
- Swedish: “Fort Prinsensten”
- Turkish: “Prinzenstein Kalesi”
- Twi: “Fort Prinzenstein”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Keta Market and Keta beach.
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