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Fort Schanskop

🇿🇦 South Africa · 19th century

Fort Schanskop in South Africa
Photo: Theo V. Bresler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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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Frequently asked questions

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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