Fortress
Fort Dorothea
🇬🇭 Ghana · 17th century
Fort Dorothea was a fortification on the headland south of present-day Akwidaa (formerly Arcada or Accada) in the western part of Ghana and belonged to the then Electoral Brandenburg colony of Groß Friedrichsburg.
Machine-translated from “Dorotheenschanze” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Dorothea ranks #6,578 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #26 of the 34 mapped in Ghana. Founded 1684, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sekondi-Takoradi, 35 km away. See how Ghana compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort Dorothea?
Fort Dorothea stands in Ghana, at 4.75295°, -2.0357°.
When was Fort Dorothea built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1684. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Dorothea?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,578 of 8,134 worldwide, and #26 in Ghana. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Dorothea?
Fort Metal Cross, about 11 km away.
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