Fort Coenraadsburg

Fort Coenraadsburg
Part of Dutch Gold Coast
17th century view on Elmina. Fort Elmina is on the left, Fort Coenraadsburg on the left.
Coordinates	5°05′04″N 1°21′03″W / 5.08444°N 1.35083°W / 5.08444; -1.35083Coordinates: 5°05′04″N 1°21′03″W / 5.08444°N 1.35083°W / 5.08444; -1.35083
Built	1652 (1652)
Occupants	Netherlands (1652-1872)

Fort Coenraadsburg or Conraadsburg, also Fort Sao Jago da Mina, is a fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, built in 1652 to protect Fort Elmina from attacks. Before the fort was established, a reinforced chapel was built on the hill by the Portuguese, which was burned to the ground by the Dutch in the Battle of Elmina (1637). The fort was ceded with the entire Dutch Gold Coast to Britain in 1872.

Gallery

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  View of Coenraadsburg from Elmina

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  Fort Coenraadsburg