Fort Zeelandia Museum
Fort Zeelandia Museum is a museum in Ximen Village, Anping District, Taiwan. Fort Zeelandia Museum is situated nearby to the place of worship 西㡣殿, as well as near Tianhou Temple.Photo: jerrylai0208, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 8:30 AM—5:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Fort Zeelandia Museum, Tainan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Zeelandia and Tianhou Temple.
Fort Zeelandia
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch East India Company, in the town of Anping on Formosa, the former name of central island of Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of the island.
Tianhou Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tianhou Temple, also known as the Kaitai Tianhou or Mazu Temple, is a temple to the Chinese Goddess Mazu, who is the Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to the sea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anping District and N. District.
Anping District
Suburb
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anping District is a district of Tainan, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. It is home to 64,408 people according to the 2020 census.
N. District
Suburb
Zhongxi District
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Central District is a district located in the center of Tainan City, Taiwan. It is home to 76,983 people. Zhongxi District is situated 5 km east of Fort Zeelandia Museum.
Fort Zeelandia Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ximen Village, Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.0013° or 23° 0′ 5″ northLongitude
120.16016° or 120° 9′ 37″ eastOpen location code
7QM22526+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 302596155OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15919742
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Fort Zeelandia Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “熱蘭遮城博物館”
- French: “Musée de Fort Zeelandia, Tainan”
- German: “Fort Zeelandia Museum, Tainan”
- Japanese: “ゼーランディア城博物館”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Jia̍t-lân-jia Siâⁿ Phok-bu̍t-koán”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Jia̍t-lân-jia-siânn Phok-bu̍t-kuán”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Historic Memorial Hall and 天后宮廣場.
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