Fortress
Fort Du Bus
🇮🇩 Indonesia · 19th century
Fort Du Bus was a Dutch administrative and trading post established in 1828 on Triton Bay on the southwest coast of New Guinea, in the current Indonesian regency of Kaimana, West Papua. Intended to counter British encroachment, it was the first European settlement in the region; it was abandoned in 1835, due to the unhealthy climate and attacks by natives. A monument currently stands on the original site of Fort du Bus.
Text adapted from “Fort Du Bus” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Du Bus ranks #6,427 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #30 of the 41 mapped in Indonesia. Founded 1828, it is older than 11% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Indonesia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Du Bus?
Fort Du Bus stands in Indonesia, at -3.76083°, 134.1025°.
When was Fort Du Bus built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1828. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Du Bus?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,427 of 8,133 worldwide, and #30 in Indonesia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
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