Cape Coast Castle

Cape Coast Castle
castle, factory
Part ofForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions Edit
Year dem found am1653 Edit
Native labelCape Coast Castle Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydCape Coast, Central Region Edit
Ein locationCape Coast Edit
Coordinate location5°6′13″N 1°14′29″W Edit
Own byGhana Edit
OccupantSwedish overseas colonies, Danish colonial empire, British Empire, Ghana Edit
Heritage designationGhana’s material cultural heritage, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Edit
Street addressVictoria Rd, Cape Coast Edit
Dema official websitehttp://ghana-net.com/cape_coast_castle_museum.aspx Edit
World Heritage criteria(vi) Edit
Ghana Place Names URLhttps://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/places-in-perspective/castles-forts#h.fw1uch3ytr5t Edit
Alternative nameCabo Corso, Cap Corse Edit
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Cape Coast Castle (Swedish: Carolusborg) dey about forty "slave castles" mong, anaa large commercial forts, wey dem build for de Gold Coast of West Africa (now Ghana) top by European traders. Originally na e be Portuguese "feitoria" anaa trading post, dem establish for 1555 insyd, wey dem name am Cabo Corso. However, for 1653 insyd de Swedish Africa Company construct timber fort for der. Originally, na e be centre wey dem dey trade timber den gold. Later nu dem use am for de trans-Atlantic slave trade.[1] Oda Ghanaian castles dey include Elmina Castle den Fort Christiansborg. Dem use dem to hold slaves before dem load dem for ships top den sell for Americas, especially de Caribbean. Dis "gate of no return" be de last stop before dem cross de Atlantic Ocean.[2] Cape Coast Castle, along plus oda forts den castles insyd Ghana, dem include for de UNESCO World Heritage List secof dema testimony to de Atlantic gold den slave trades.[3]

  1. "Cape Coast Castle - Castles, Palaces and Fortresses". www.everycastle.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  2. "Ghana's Slave Castles: The Shocking Story of the Ghanaian Cape Coast". theculturetrip.com.
  3. "Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.

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