Fort Oranje

Fort Oranje is a historic fortress located in Sint Eustatius in the Dutch Caribbean. It is located in Oranjestad, the island's capital, on a cliff overlooking Oranje Bay. It was named after the House of Oranje, the royal family of the Netherlands.

The fort was built by the Dutch in 1636, at the location of a previous fort built by the French in 1629. Its construction was commissioned by the Dutch West India Company. Like the island, the fort changed‌ ‌hands‌ several times ‌between‌ ‌the‌ ‌Dutch,‌ ‌English‌ ‌and‌ ‌French‌. It was rebuilt and renovated several times during the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, the fort is one of many protected buildings in Sint Eustatius.

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Fort Oranjeは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界2,607位（全3,734件中）、オランダの76件では21位にランクされています。1636年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の31%より古い城です（17世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の285件のひとつ）。オランダが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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