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.
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Fort Du Bus ranks #7,123 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #34 of the 43 mapped in Indonesia. Founded 1828, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Indonesia compares in the castle statistics.
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