Fort Kongenstein

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Fort Kongenstein was a Danish colonial-era coastal fortification on the Gulf of Guinea, built to support Denmark’s trade and territorial interests in West Africa.

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Fort Kongenstein canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Danish colonial fort
coastal fortification
colonial fort
architecturalStyle European coastal fort design
associatedWith Danish colonial trade in West Africa
trans-Atlantic commerce
builder Denmark–Norway
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
builtBy Danish colonial authorities
controlledBy Danish Gold Coast
surface form: Danish Gold Coast administration
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates
country Denmark–Norway
hasCondition largely ruined
partly collapsed
hasFeature bastions
curtain walls
sea-facing battery
hasLanguageOfHistoricalAdministration Danish
English
German
hasNearbyWaterBody Volta River
surface form: Volta River estuary
heritageDesignation National Monument of Ghana
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 1783
locatedIn Ada Foah
Ghana
West Africa
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Greater Accra Region
locatedOn Southern Ghana
surface form: Atlantic coast of Ghana

Gulf of Guinea
coastline subject to strong marine erosion
materialUsed coral stone
lime mortar
stone
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Danish Crown
partOf Danish Gold Coast
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
network of European forts on the Gold Coast
purpose facilitate Atlantic trade
protect Danish territorial interests in West Africa
support Danish trade on the Gulf of Guinea
significantEvent coastal erosion damage
partial collapse into the sea
touristAttraction yes
usedFor military defense
trading post
warehousing of goods

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Danish colonial empire hasPart Fort Kongenstein