Ghana · 17th century
Fort Coenraadsburg or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small fort situated opposite the Elmina Castle in the Central region of Ghana, built around a Portuguese chapel for Saint Jago, to protect Fort Elmina from attacks. Owing to its historical importance and testimony to the Atlantic slave trade, Fort Conraadsburg was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 along with several other castles in Ghana.
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Fort Coenraadsburg ranks #3,224 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 35 mapped in Ghana. Founded 1652, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cape Coast, 11 km away. See how Ghana compares in the castle statistics.
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