Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions

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Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions is a collection of coastal fortifications in Ghana that bear witness to centuries of European colonial trade, including the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and are recognized for their outstanding historical and cultural significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
serial heritage property
associatedWith European maritime trade
trans-Atlantic slave trade
bufferZone yes
builtBy British traders
Danish traders
Dutch traders
Portuguese traders
Swedish traders
builtFor control of gold trade
control of slave trade
protection of European trading interests
continent Africa
country Ghana
governingBody Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
hasPart Cape Coast Castle
Christiansborg Castle (Osu Castle)
Elmina Castle
Fort Amsterdam
Fort Apollonia
Fort Batenstein
Fort Good Hope
linked to: Fort Patience

Fort James (Accra)
linked to: Fort James at Accra

Fort Metal Cross
Fort Orange (Sekondi)
linked to: Sekondi

Fort Patience
Fort Saint Anthony (Axim)
Fort Saint Jago
linked to: Fort St. Jago

Fort San Sebastian
Fort Victoria (Cape Coast)
Fort William (Anomabu)
Fort William (Cape Coast lighthouse)
Ussher Fort
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalPeriod European colonial period
inscriptionYear 1979
locatedIn Central Region (Ghana)
Greater Accra Region
Volta Region
Western Region (Ghana)
partOf World Heritage List
primaryConstructionMaterials stone and mortar
significance outstanding universal value as testimony to Atlantic coastal trading forts
tourismAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv)
(vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Africa (UNESCO region)
linked to: Africa
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 34

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Ghana UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
St. George’s Castle partOf Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (UNESCO serial site)
linked to: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Cape Coast Castle heritageDesignationWith Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Cape Coast Castle partOf Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Fort Christiansborg heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions)
linked to: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Osu Castle heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions)
linked to: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Osu Castle partOf Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Cape Coast hasUNESCOStatus Cape Coast Castle is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions"
linked to: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Fort Amsterdam heritageDesignation Fortresses and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
linked to: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Fort James partOf Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Central Region, Ghana hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Fort Batenstein partOf Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
linked to: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Fort Victoria (Cape Coast) heritageSiteOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
linked to: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions