Fort Orange (Ghana)

Fort Orange (Dutch: Fort Oranje) is a fort located in Sekondi, Western Region, Ghana. Built by the Dutch in 1642, it was originally established as a trading lodge. The site was enlarged into a full fort in 1690 to support the growing European trade and to provide protection against local conflicts and rival European powers.

It is situated adjacent to the English-built Fort Sekondi, which was constructed in 1682. The fort was transferred to British control in 1872 along with the rest of the Dutch Gold Coast holdings, following the Anglo-Dutch treaty of that year.

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Fort Orange (Ghana) ranks #4,678 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 34 mapped in Ghana. Founded 1690, it is older than 23% 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, 7 km away. See how Ghana compares in the castle statistics.

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