Elmina Castle

E10169

castle fortress slave trade site

Elmina Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that became one of the most significant hubs of the transatlantic slave trade.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Elmina Castle canonical	19
Castelo de São Jorge da Mina	1
Elmina	1
Elmina Castle Museum	1
Fort Elmina	1
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions	1
São Jorge da Mina	1
São Jorge da Mina Castle	1
West African forts of the Dutch West India Company	1
negotiated with local African rulers for the construction of São Jorge da Mina	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle ⓘ fortress ⓘ slave trade site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Elmina Castle ⓘ surface form: Castelo de São Jorge da Mina St. George’s Castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle	European coastal fortification ⓘ
builder	Diogo de Azambuja ⓘ
capturedBy	Dutch West India Company ⓘ
captureYear	1637 ⓘ
constructedBy	Portuguese Empire ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1482 ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
controlledBy	Dutch Republic ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Portugal ⓘ
country	Ghana ⓘ
foundedAs	Elmina Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: São Jorge da Mina
governingBody	Ghana Museums and Monuments Board ⓘ
hasFeature	chapel ⓘ courtyards ⓘ dungeons for enslaved people ⓘ sea-facing cannons ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageListingYear	1979 ⓘ
locatedIn	Ghana ⓘ surface form: Central Region, Ghana Elmina Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Elmina
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
near	Benya Lagoon ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
originalPurpose	gold trading fort ⓘ trading post ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of Ghana ⓘ
partOf	British Gold Coast ⓘ Dutch Gold Coast ⓘ Elmina Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
region	West Africa ⓘ
significantFor	European colonial trade in West Africa ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
symbolizes	legacy of the Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
tourismType	dark tourism site ⓘ heritage tourism site ⓘ
transferredTo	United Kingdom ⓘ
transferYear	1872 ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Africa ⓘ
usedFor	detention of enslaved Africans ⓘ export of enslaved Africans to the Americas ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dutch West India Company → captured → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Elmina Castle → locatedIn → Elmina Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elmina

Elmina Castle → foundedAs → Elmina Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: São Jorge da Mina

Elmina Castle → alsoKnownAs → Elmina Castle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Castelo de São Jorge da Mina

Elmina Castle → partOf → Elmina Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions

Heeren XIX → appliesToJurisdiction → Elmina Castle ⓘ

this entity surface form: West African forts of the Dutch West India Company

Dutch colonial empire → hasPart → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Gold Coast → hasFort → Elmina Castle ⓘ

St. George’s Castle → alsoKnownAs → Elmina Castle ⓘ

this entity surface form: São Jorge da Mina Castle

Ghana Museums and Monuments Board → supervises → Elmina Castle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elmina Castle Museum

Dutch Gold Coast → mainPort → Elmina Castle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Elmina

Dutch Gold Coast → majorFort → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Benya Lagoon → nearby → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Diogo de Azambuja → notableEvent → Elmina Castle ⓘ

this entity surface form: negotiated with local African rulers for the construction of São Jorge da Mina

Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions → hasPart → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast → seatOfGovernment → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Central Region → knownFor → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Central Region → hasTouristAttraction → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Central Region → hasHistoricSite → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Fort St. Jago → overlooks → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Fort St. Jago → near → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Elmina → knownFor → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Elmina → hasStructure → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Elmina → hasHeritageSite → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Elmina → touristAttraction → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Central Region, Ghana → contains → Elmina Castle ⓘ

Elmina township → hasNearbyLandmark → Elmina Castle ⓘ