Elmina

E210642
historic town settlement town

Elmina is a historic coastal town in present-day Ghana, best known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade and its prominent Elmina Castle.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Elmina canonical 12
Elmina fishing harbor 2
São Jorge da Mina 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town ⓘ
settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeCentreOf Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Municipal District ⓘ
bakatueFestivalHeldIn July ⓘ
bakatueFestivalSignificance celebrates beginning of fishing season ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
drainage Benya Lagoon ⓘ
ethnicGroup Fante people ⓘ
surface form: Fante
foundedBy Portuguese ⓘ
foundedInCentury 15th century ⓘ
foundedInYear 1482 ⓘ
hasFestival Bakatue Festival ⓘ
hasHeritageSite Elmina Castle ⓘ
hasPort Elmina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Elmina fishing harbour
hasStructure Elmina Castle ⓘ
Fort Goede Hoop ⓘ
surface form: Fort Coenraadsburg

St. George’s Castle ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (via Elmina Castle) ⓘ
historicalColonialPower United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Britain

Netherlands ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
knownFor Elmina Castle ⓘ
fishing industry ⓘ
historic coastal architecture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Fante people ⓘ
surface form: Fante
locatedIn Central Region, Ghana ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
coast of Ghana ⓘ
near Cape Coast ⓘ
originalName Elmina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: São Jorge da Mina
partOf Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Municipal District ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
salt production ⓘ
tourism services ⓘ
region Central Region ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
roleInHistory transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
timezone Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ
touristAttraction Elmina Castle ⓘ
Fort Coenraadsburg ⓘ
usedFor export of enslaved Africans ⓘ
gold trade (historically) ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

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

Gold Coast → hasPort → Elmina ⓘ
St. George’s Castle → locatedIn → Elmina ⓘ
St. George’s Castle → locatedNear → Elmina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elmina fishing harbor
Dutch Gold Coast → capital → Elmina ⓘ
Dutch Gold Coast → mainPort → Elmina ⓘ
Benya Lagoon → locatedIn → Elmina ⓘ
Benya Lagoon → nearby → Elmina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elmina fish market
Benya Lagoon → shoreHasSettlement → Elmina ⓘ
Benya Lagoon → category → Elmina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elmina, Ghana
Diogo de Azambuja → associatedWith → Elmina ⓘ
this entity surface form: São Jorge da Mina
Fort William, Anomabu → locatedNear → Elmina ⓘ
Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast → seatOfGovernment → Elmina ⓘ
Central Region → hasCity → Elmina ⓘ
Fante people → majorTown → Elmina ⓘ
Fort St. Jago → locatedIn → Elmina ⓘ
Fort St. Jago → near → Elmina ⓘ
this entity surface form: town of Elmina
Fort St. Jago → hasViewOf → Elmina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elmina town
Elmina → originalName → Elmina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: São Jorge da Mina
Elmina → hasPort → Elmina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elmina fishing harbour
Elmina township → hasAttraction → Elmina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elmina fishing harbor
Cape Coast Sports Stadium → nearbyCity → Elmina ⓘ