List of castles in Ghana
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Ghana |
Coordinates | 5°06′13″N 1°14′28″W / 5.10369°N 1.241°W |
Includes |
Fort Groot-Friedrichsburg Cape Coast Castle Elmina Castle Fort Amsterdam Fort Apollonia Fort Batenstein Fort Coenraadsburg Fort Goede Hoop Fort Metal Cross Fort Patience Fort Prinzenstein Fort Santo Antonio Fort San Sebastian Fort Vredenburgh Fort William, Ghana Osu Castle |
Criteria | Cultural: (vi) [1] |
Reference | 34 |
Inscription | 1979 (3rd Session) |
Location of List of castles in Ghana | |
This is a list of castles in Ghana.
UNESCO list
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions is the collective designation by UNESCO of European-style fortifications and outposts (mostly Portuguese, Dutch and British) along the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) during the colonial period.
The term specifically applies to 11 ensembles designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979:
Central Region
- Elmina Castle, Elmina
- English Fort (Fort Vredenburgh), Komenda
- Fort Metal Cross, Dixcove
- Fort Coenraadsburg, Elmina
- Fort Amsterdam, Abandze
- Fort Lijdzaamheid ('Patience'), Apam
- Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast
- Fort Good Hope (Fort Goede Hoop), Senya Beraku
- Fort William, Anomabu
- Fort Apollonia, Beyin
Volta Region
Greater Accra Region
- Osu Castle, Accra, also known as Fort Christiansborg or simply The Castle, the seat of government
- Usher Fort,[2] Accra
- Teshie Fort,[3] Accra (Teshie-Nungua)
Western Region
- Fort Orange, Sekondi
- Fort San Sebastian, Shama
- Fort Batenstein,[4] Butri
- Fort Santo Antonio, Axim
- Fort Apollonia, Beyin
- Fort Groot-Friedrichsburg (German wiki), Prince's Town
Other castles
Kumasi Fort
References
External links
- Ghana-Net: Forts and Castles of Ghana (with pictures)
- Ghana Place Names: Forts & Castles (meanings and origins of names)
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