Elmina Castle

Summary

Elmina Castle is a fort^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (320 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Elmina Castle is located in Central Region^[3].
• Elmina Castle is located in Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District^[4].
• Elmina Castle is in the country of Ghana^[5].
• Elmina Castle's image is recorded as Castle of St. George’s 03.JPG^[6].
• Elmina Castle's image is recorded as Elmina Castle - Ghana.jpg^[7].
• Elmina Castle's continent is recorded as Africa^[8].
• Elmina Castle's instance of is recorded as fort^[9].
• Elmina Castle's instance of is recorded as cultural heritage^[10].
• Elmina Castle's instance of is recorded as castle^[11].
• Elmina Castle's instance of is recorded as factory^[12].
• Elmina Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316594347^[13].
• Elmina Castle's IdRef ID is recorded as 202637905^[14].
• Elmina Castle's location is recorded as Elmina^[15].
• Elmina Castle's part of is recorded as Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions^[16].
• Elmina Castle's has use is recorded as factory^[17].
• Elmina Castle's Commons category is recorded as Elmina Castle^[18].
• +1482-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Elmina Castle^[19].
• Elmina Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.08274, 'lon': -1.348211}^[20].
• Elmina Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.08275, 'lon': -1.34807}^[21].
• Elmina Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/051y5v^[22].
• Elmina Castle's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 34-011^[23].
• Elmina Castle's described at URL is recorded as https://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/en/St.-George-fort.118c^[24].
• Elmina Castle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Elmina Castle's capital of is recorded as Portuguese Gold Coast^[26].
• Elmina Castle's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Elmina-Castle^[27].

Body

Geography

Elmina Castle is in the country of Ghana^[5]. Located in include Central Region^[3], a region of Ghana^[28], in Ghana^[29] and Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District^[4], a district of Ghana^[30], in Ghana^[31]. Its continent is recorded as Africa^[8]. Its part of is recorded as Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fort^[9], cultural heritage^[10], castle^[11], and factory^[12]. Heritage statuses include Heritage of Portuguese Influence^[32], Ghana’s material cultural heritage^[33], and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[34].

History and Context

+1482-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Elmina Castle^[19].

Why It Matters

Elmina Castle ranks in the top 2% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (320 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]