Fort Coenraadsburg

Fort Coenraadsburg 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Dutch-built fort in Ghana
  • Also known as: “Fort St. Jago”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elmina Castle and Bethel Methodist Church.

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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 380 metres southeast of Fort Coenraadsburg.

Church
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is situated 150 metres northeast of Fort Coenraadsburg.

Cemetery
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The 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. is situated 280 metres northwest of Fort Coenraadsburg.

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.

Fort Coenraadsburg

Latitude
5.08484° or 5° 5′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.35079° or 1° 21′ 3″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 515964037
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q478471
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Fort Coenraadsburg” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣徒加勾堡”
  • Chinese: “科恩拉斯堡”
  • Chinese: “聖徒加勾堡”
  • Dagbani: “Fort Coenraadsburg”
  • Dutch: “Coenraadsburg”
  • Dutch: “Fort Sint Jago”
  • French: “fort Saint Jago”
  • French: “Fort Saint Jago”
  • German: “Coenraadsburg”
  • German: “Fort Conraadsburg”
  • German: “Fort Sao Jago da Mina”
  • German: “Fort St. Jago da Mina”
  • Hausa: “Sansanin Coenraadsburg”
  • Italian: “Fort Coenraadsburg”
  • Polish: “Conraadsburg”
  • Polish: “Fort Coenraadsburg”
  • Polish: “Fort São Tiago da Mina”
  • Polish: “Fort St. Jago”
  • Portuguese: “Fort Sao Jago da Mina”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de São Tiago”
  • Russian: “Форт Сант-Яго”
  • Russian: “Форт Святого Иакова в Элмине”
  • Russian: “Форт Святого Яго в Эльмине”
  • Spanish: “Santiago de la Mina”
  • Swedish: “Coenraadsburgfortet”
  • Tatar: “Изге Яго (Коэнраадсбург) кальгасы”
  • Turkish: “Coenraadsburg Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

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

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