Fortress
Fort Patience
🇬🇭 Ghana · 17th century
Fort Patience (Dutch: Fort Lijdzaamheid, or, in 17th-century spelling, Fort Leydsaemheyt) is a Dutch-built fort located in the township of Apam, in the Central Region of Ghana. Originally built in 1697, it served as a defensive fortification and a trading post. Because of its testimony to European pre-colonial and colonial influence in West Africa, the fort was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with several other forts and castles in Ghana.
Text adapted from “Fort Patience” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Patience ranks #3,963 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 32 mapped in Ghana. Founded 1697, it is older than 23% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Cape Coast, 61 km away. See how Ghana compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort Patience?
Fort Patience stands in Ghana, at 5.28615°, -0.72812°.
When was Fort Patience built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1697. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
Is Fort Patience a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Yes — it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, per its Wikidata entry.
How famous is Fort Patience?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,963 of 7,738 worldwide, and #19 in Ghana. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Patience?
Fort Goede Hoop, about 29 km away.
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