Fort Amsterdam

Fort Amsterdam is a fort in which is located on Handelskade. Fort Amsterdam is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Amsterdam and Water Fort.

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is a fort situated in , . It was constructed in 1634 by the Dutch West India Company and served not only as a military fort but also as the headquarters of the WIC.

Fort
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Waterfort is a fort in , located on the eastern side of the Sint Anna Bay. It was built in 1827 to protect Willemstad against attack.

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The is a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay on island in the Dutch Caribbean. It connects the Punda and quarters of the capital city, . is situated 170 metres northwest of Fort Amsterdam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Willemstad and Fleur de Marie.

Town
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Curaçao is an island in the Sea, among the group known as the alongside and . This trio is located near Venezuela, and is considered to be outside the Caribbean's so-called "hurricane zone"; vacations to the island are rarely disrupted by tropical storms.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is one of the historic quarters of , located at the southwest side of the city, in , a island in the Dutch Caribbean. was founded in 1707, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Fort Amsterdam

Latitude
12.10473° or 12° 6′ 17″ north
Longitude
-68.93467° or 68° 56′ 5″ west
Open location code
774H4338+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 312133436
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
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