Taiwan · 17th century
Fort San Salvador ranks #5,555 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 20 mapped in Taiwan. Founded 1624, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,454 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% 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.
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.
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