Fort Christina

capital of New Sweden between 1638–1655
AdministrativeArea fort Q2063470
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Fort Christina

Summary

Fort Christina is a fort[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Christina is located in Wilmington[3].
  • Fort Christina is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Christina's image is recorded as FORT CHRISTIANA, WILMINGTON, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE.jpg[5].
  • Fort Christina's instance of is recorded as fort[6].
  • Fort Christina's architect is recorded as Peter Minuit[7].
  • Christina of Sweden is named after Fort Christina[8].
  • Fort Christina's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315170584[9].
  • Fort Christina's Commons category is recorded as Fort Christina[10].
  • +1638-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fort Christina[11].
  • Fort Christina's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.737122, 'lon': -75.538461}[12].
  • Fort Christina's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01fvy1[13].
  • Fort Christina's NRHP reference number is recorded as 66000260[14].
  • Fort Christina's official website is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/frst/planyourvisit/fort-christina.htm[15].
  • Fort Christina's described at URL is recorded as https://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/en/Christina-fort-(Wilmington).158c[16].
  • Fort Christina's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[17].
  • Fort Christina's capital of is recorded as New Sweden[18].
  • Fort Christina's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[19].
  • Fort Christina's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[20].
  • Fort Christina's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4142576[21].
  • Fort Christina's TripAdvisor ID is recorded as 13817585[22].
  • Fort Christina's Google Maps Customer ID is recorded as 15411553416195756873[23].

Body

Geography

Fort Christina is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Wilmington[3].

Designation and Status

Fort Christina's instance of is recorded as fort[6]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[19] and National Register of Historic Places listed place[20].

History and Context

+1638-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fort Christina[11]. Christina of Sweden is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Fort Christina ranks in the top 5% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Fort Christina. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fort-christina
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fort-christina_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Fort Christina}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fort-christina}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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