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Fort Kastella

🇮🇩 Indonesia · 16th century

Fort Kastella in Indonesia
Photo: Fifteen22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Fort Kastela (Indonesian: Benteng Kastela) is a ruined Portuguese fortress located at the southwest coast of Ternate. It is famous for being the first colonial fortification constructed in the Spice Islands (Maluku) of Indonesia. Built by the Portuguese in 1522, it is also referred to in different languages as São João Baptista de Ternate or Fortaleza de Ternate (Portuguese), Ciudad del Rosario (Spanish) or Gammalamma (Ternatean and Dutch). Today it is locally known as Kastella, named after the Spanish region of Castile.

Text adapted from “Fort Kastela” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Kastella ranks #5,286 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #25 of the 41 mapped in Indonesia. Founded 1522, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Indonesia compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fort Kastella?

Fort Kastella stands in Indonesia, at 0.76126°, 127.312°.

When was Fort Kastella built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1522. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Fort Kastella?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,286 of 8,134 worldwide, and #25 in Indonesia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Fort Kastella?

Fort Kalamata, about 7 km away.

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