Dutch Cemetery

The Dutch Cemetery of Elmina was constructed on the order of Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast Johannes Petrus Hoogenboom in 1806. Up until that date, the Dutch had buried their dead inside or just outside Elmina Castle, but by the beginning of the 19th century, little space was left there, so it was decided to construct a new cemetery in what was known as "the Garden" of Elmina.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Elmina
Also known as: “Cementerio holandes de Elmina” and “Dutch Cemetery, Elmina”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Elmina Castle and Fort Coenraadsburg.

Elmina Castle

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Elmina Castle, or Fort St. Elmina Castle is situated 660 metres southeast of Dutch Cemetery.

Fort Coenraadsburg

Fort Coenraadsburg

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Fort Coenraadsburg or Conraadsburg, also Fort São… Fort Coenraadsburg is situated 280 metres southeast of Dutch Cemetery.

Saint Joseph’s basilica

Church

Saint Joseph’s basilica

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St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church is a Roman Catholic… Saint Joseph’s basilica is situated 140 metres north of Dutch Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elmina.

Elmina

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Elmina is a city in Coastal Plain region of Ghana.

Dutch Cemetery

Category: burial
Location: Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District, Central Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

5.08598° or 5° 5′ 10″ north

Longitude

-1.35305° or 1° 21′ 11″ west

Open location code

6CQW3JPW+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Dutch Cemetery” goes by many names.

Chinese: “荷兰公墓”
German: “Niederländischer Friedhof Elmina”
German: “Niederländischer Friedhof in Elmina”
Hausa: “Makabartar Mutanen Holland, Elmina”
Portuguese: “Cemitério Holandês de Elmina”
Spanish: “Cementerio holandés de Elmina”
Spanish: “Cementerio neerlandés de Elmina”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ghana Revenue Authority - Elmina Sub Office and Chapel Square.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Posuban Shrine 4 and Kakum Rural Bank.

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