Fortress
Fort Oranje (Bonaire)
🇳🇱 Netherlands · 17th century
Fort Orange (Dutch: Fort Oranje) is a military fortification in Kralendijk, Bonaire. Originally built in 1639 as a nameless fort by the Dutch West India Company, it is the oldest masonry structure on the island of Bonaire. The fort has never been used for its intended purpose. In 1816, it was rebuilt and named Fort Orange. Its current lighthouse, Kralendijk Lighthouse, was built in 1932. It is one of ten fortresses worldwide named after the Dutch House of Orange.
Text adapted from “Fort Orange (Bonaire)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Oranje (Bonaire) ranks #4,092 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #40 of the 201 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1639, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Oranje (Bonaire)?
Fort Oranje (Bonaire) stands in the Netherlands, at 12.14882°, -68.27683°.
When was Fort Oranje (Bonaire) built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1639. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Oranje (Bonaire)?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,092 of 8,133 worldwide, and #40 in the Netherlands. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Oranje (Bonaire)?
Fort Nassau (Curaçao), about 71 km away.
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