Fort Beekenburg
Fort Beekenburg is a building in Curaçao. Fort Beekenburg is situated nearby to Reef edge, as well as near the historic site Old canons.Photo: Nicky van Houtum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baya Beach and Santa Barbara Beach.
Baya Beach
Beach
Baya Beach is one of 38 official beaches on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, situated on a peninsula in the south-east of Caracas Bay next to Fort Beekenburg. Baya Beach is situated 170 metres south of Fort Beekenburg.
Santa Barbara Beach
Beach
Santa Barbara Beach is a private beach on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, located at the southeast of island. The terrain was the property of a mining company, close by an ancient phosphate mine that can still be found.
Landhuis Brakkeput Mei Mei
Manor estate
Photo: Kattiel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Landhuis Brakkeput Mei Mei is a manor estate, which is situated 2 km north of Fort Beekenburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seru Grandi and Koraal Specht.
Seru Grandi
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seru Grandi is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Fort Beekenburg.
Koraal Specht
Suburb
Photo: Robosk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koraal Specht is a suburb, which is situated 5 km northwest of Fort Beekenburg.
Saliña
Neighborhood
Saliña is a residential area in southeast Curaçao located in the eastern part of the capital, Willemstad. The word Saliña in Papiamentu means salt lake. Saliña is situated 6 km northwest of Fort Beekenburg.
Fort Beekenburg
- Type: Building
- Description: fort in Curaçao
- Categories: fort and historic site
- Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.07248° or 12° 4′ 21″ northLongitude
-68.86206° or 68° 51′ 43″ westInception
1793Open location code
774H34CQ+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 520899797OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q5027351
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Fort Beekenburg” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Beekenburg”
- French: “fort Beekenburg”
- French: “Fort Beekenburg”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Μπέκενμπουργκ”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Beekenburg”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reef edge and Fort Beekenburg (1793) [discover the history of Curacao/free].
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