Fortress
Fort San Salvador
🇹🇼 Taiwan · 17th century
Fort San Salvador was a Spanish settlement in northern Taiwan from the period of the Spanish governorship of Isla Hermosa, located specifically on the small island of Hoping, next to the city of Keelung. It was occupied by the Spanish between 1624 and 1642. Excavations carried out there have unearthed the foundations of a fort and of a church or convent.
Machine-translated from “San Salvador de Quelung” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort San Salvador ranks #5,224 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 21 mapped in Taiwan. Founded 1624, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,454 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is New Taipei City, 35 km away. See how Taiwan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort San Salvador?
Fort San Salvador stands in Taiwan, at 25.15899°, 121.77205°.
When was Fort San Salvador built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1624. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort San Salvador?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,224 of 8,134 worldwide, and #7 in Taiwan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort San Salvador?
Gongzi Liao Fort, about 2 km away.
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