Fortress
Fort Zeelandia (Guyana)
🇬🇾 Guyana · 18th century
Fort Zeelandia is located on Fort Island, a fluvial island of the Essequibo River delta in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana. Not to be confused with Fort Zeelandia in Paramaribo, Suriname, the current brick fort was built in 1743 for the Essequibo colony, replacing an earlier wooden fort built in 1726, and is among the oldest structures in Guyana. The fort replaced Fort Kyk-Over-Al as the capital of Essequibo in 1739.
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Fort Zeelandia (Guyana) ranks #3,981 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 2 mapped in Guyana. Founded 1743, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Guyana compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Zeelandia (Guyana)?
Fort Zeelandia (Guyana) stands in Guyana, at 6.78333°, -58.51667°.
When was Fort Zeelandia (Guyana) built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1743. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Zeelandia (Guyana)?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,981 of 8,133 worldwide, and #1 in Guyana. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Zeelandia (Guyana)?
Fort Kyk-Over-Al, about 49 km away.
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