Fort Nassau
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Fort Nassau was a key Dutch colonial trading fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, central to the Netherlands’ early West African trade and influence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Nassau canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial fort
ⓘ
European colonial fort ⓘ historical site ⓘ trading fort ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | European coastal fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
Dutch colonialism in Africa ⓘ |
| builtBy | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| builtDuring | 17th century ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1612 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countryDuringConstruction | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| function |
military outpost
ⓘ
trading post ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic fort of Ghana ⓘ |
| inception | 1612 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Region, Ghana
ⓘ
Gold Coast ⓘ Moree, Ghana ⓘ Ghana ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Ghana
|
| locatedNear | Moree ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | House of Nassau ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch Gold Coast
ⓘ
network of European forts on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| presentCountry | Ghana ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Fort Amsterdam ⓘ |
| significance |
important node in early trans-Atlantic trade networks
ⓘ
one of the earliest permanent Dutch establishments on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
early center of Dutch influence in West Africa
ⓘ
key Dutch colonial trading fort on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| timezone | GMT ⓘ |
| usedFor |
European-African commerce
ⓘ
gold trade ⓘ ivory trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ trade ⓘ |
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