Puttalam District
Kalpitiya
Mandalakudawa

Kalpitiya fort

Kalpitiya Fort was built by the Dutch between 1667 and 1676. Kalpitiya was important as it commands the entrance to the adjacent bay, . The surrounding area was one of the major cinnamon cultivation areas in .
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Fort in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Kalpitiya Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dutch Reformed Church.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is located between the Dutch fort and the village of . The church was built by the Dutch in 1706 and is a smaller version of the church in the Matara fort. It is one of the oldest Protestant churches in the country. is situated 240 metres northwest of Kalpitiya fort.

Kalpitiya fort

Latitude
8.23573° or 8° 14′ 9″ north
Longitude
79.76631° or 79° 45′ 59″ east
Inception
1667
Open location code
6JWX6QP8+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 589078551
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
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landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­naval_base
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q18708374
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tamil—“Kalpitiya fort” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fort Calpentijn”
  • Russian: “Форт Калпития”
  • Sinhala: “කල්පිටිය බලකොටුව”
  • Tamil: “கற்பிட்டிக் கோட்டை”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kalpitiya Post Office and Public Library.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kalpitiya fort”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.