Fortress
Fort Zoutman
🇦🇼 Aruba · 19th century
Fort Zoutman (Dutch pronunciation: [fɔrt ˈsʌutmɑn]) is a military fortification at Oranjestad, Aruba. Originally built in 1798 by African slaves, with materials provided by the Amerindians, who performed Statute Labour or corvée for the Dutch West India Company, it is the oldest structure on the island of Aruba, one of the main tourist attractions on the island, and regarded by UNESCO as a 'Place of Memory of the Slave Trade Route in the Latin Caribbean'. The Willem III Tower was added to the west side of the fort in 1868. The fort and tower were restored and re-opened in 1983 as the Historical Museum of Aruba.
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Fort Zoutman ranks #3,307 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking. Founded 1866, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Aruba compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Zoutman?
Fort Zoutman stands in Aruba, at 12.5178°, -70.03563°.
When was Fort Zoutman built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1866. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Zoutman?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,307 of 7,738 worldwide. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Zoutman?
Fort Piscadera, about 124 km away.
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