Dutch Cemetery

The Dutch Cemetery of 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 , 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: “Dutch Cemetery, Elmina”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elmina Castle and Fort Coenraadsburg.

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, or Fort St. George, was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina, also known as Castelo da Mina or simply Mina, in present-day , , formerly the Gold Coast. is situated 660 metres southeast of Dutch Cemetery.

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or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small fort situated opposite the in the of Ghana, built around a Portuguese chapel for Saint Jago, to protect Fort Elmina from attacks. is situated 280 metres southeast of Dutch Cemetery.

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St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church is a Roman Catholic Church building in , in the of . Established in 1880, it was the first Roman Catholic church to have been established in Ghana. is situated 140 metres north of Dutch Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elmina.

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is a city in region of Ghana. Its name comes from the Portuguese word for "Mine". The gold found in these mines are also the origin of the name "Gold Coast", which was the name of what is now Ghana, when it was a British Colony.

Dutch Cemetery

Latitude
5.08598° or 5° 5′ 10″ north
Longitude
-1.35305° or 1° 21′ 11″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 442357518
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q12056790
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