Fortress
Fort São Caetano
🇲🇿 Mozambique · 16th century
Forte de São Caetano de Sofala, also known as Fortaleza de Sofala or Sǎo Caetano Fort of Sofala, is a 16th-century fort that was built in present-day Sofala, Mozambique. Construction of the fort began in 1505, after Pedro d'Anhaya captured the city. The original fort was built out of mangrove wood. It was rebuilt in stone in 1507.
Text adapted from “Fort São Caetano” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort São Caetano ranks #5,958 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 8 mapped in Mozambique. Founded 1505, it is older than 45% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Mozambique compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort São Caetano?
Fort São Caetano stands in Mozambique, at -20.17832°, 34.76113°.
When was Fort São Caetano built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1505. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort São Caetano?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,958 of 8,134 worldwide, and #2 in Mozambique. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
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