Fortress
Fort Schanskop
🇿🇦 South Africa · 19th century
Fort Schanskop is a (former) fort in Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa, on the grounds of the Voortrekker Monument. Today it houses the "Anglo-Boer War Museum" and documents the Second Boer War and the following years up to 1914.
Machine-translated from “Fort Schanskop” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Schanskop ranks #7,537 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 4 mapped in South Africa. Founded 1897 — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how South Africa compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Schanskop?
Fort Schanskop stands in South Africa, at -25.7772°, 28.1846°.
When was Fort Schanskop built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1897. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Schanskop?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,537 of 8,134 worldwide, and #3 in South Africa. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Schanskop?
Fort Klapperkop, about 3 km away.
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