Fortress
Fort Christina
🇺🇸 United States · 17th century
Fort Christina, also called Fort Altena, was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built in 1638 and named after Christina, Queen of Sweden, it was located approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) east of the present-day downtown Wilmington, Delaware, at the confluence of the Brandywine River and the Christina River, approximately 2 mi (3 km) upstream from the mouth of the Christina on the Delaware River.
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Fort Christina ranks #1,165 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 105 mapped in United States. Founded 1638, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,824 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort Christina?
Fort Christina stands in the United States, at 39.73712°, -75.53846°.
When was Fort Christina built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1638. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Christina?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,165 of 7,738 worldwide, and #19 in the United States. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Christina?
Fort Delaware, about 17 km away.
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