Netherlands · 17th century
Fort Oranje is a historic fortress located in Sint Eustatius in the Dutch Caribbean. It is located in Oranjestad, the island's capital, on a cliff overlooking Oranje Bay. It was named after the House of Oranje, the royal family of the Netherlands.
The fort was built by the Dutch in 1636, at the location of a previous fort built by the French in 1629. Its construction was commissioned by the Dutch West India Company. Like the island, the fort changed hands several times between the Dutch, English and French. It was rebuilt and renovated several times during the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, the fort is one of many protected buildings in Sint Eustatius.
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Fort Oranje (Sint Eustatius) ranks #4,363 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #41 of the 198 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1636, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 708 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
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