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 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Christina is located in Wilmington[3].
  • Fort Christina is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Christina's instance of is recorded as fort[5].
  • Fort Christina's architect is recorded as Peter Minuit[6].
  • Christina of Sweden is named after Fort Christina[7].
  • Fort Christina's Commons category is recorded as Fort Christina[8].
  • 1638 marks the founding of Fort Christina[9].
  • Fort Christina's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.737122, 'lon': -75.538461}[10].
  • Fort Christina's official website is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/frst/planyourvisit/fort-christina.htm[11].
  • Fort Christina's described at URL is recorded as https://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/en/Christina-fort-(Wilmington).158c[12].
  • Fort Christina's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[13].
  • Fort Christina's capital of is recorded as New Sweden[14].
  • Fort Christina's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[15].
  • Fort Christina's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[16].

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[5]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[15] and National Register of Historic Places listed place[16].

History and Context

1638 marks the founding of Fort Christina[9]. Christina of Sweden is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

Fort Christina has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1638-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Capital of New Sweden
    Coordinates
    Named after
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