Elmina, Ghana
Fort Coenraadsburg
Fort Coenraadsburg or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small fort situated opposite the Elmina Castle in the Central region of Ghana, built around a Portuguese chapel for Saint Jago, to protect Fort Elmina from attacks. Owing to its historical importance and testimony to the Atlantic slave trade, Fort Conraadsburg was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 along with several other castles in Ghana.
- City
- Elmina
- Country
- Ghana
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Elmina
- Dutch Cemetery, Elmina
- Elmina Castle
- Elmina Java Museum
- Kakum National Park
- Fort Vredenburgh
- Fort Komenda
Background: Wikipedia