St. George’s, Bermuda

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St. George’s, Bermuda is a historic town and UNESCO World Heritage Site that served as Bermuda’s first permanent English settlement and an important early colonial port in the Atlantic.

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St. George’s, Bermuda canonical 10
St. George’s Parish, Bermuda 2
St. George's 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic settlement
town
capitalFrom 1612
capitalOf Bermuda (former)
capitalUntil 1815
connectedBy causeway to main island of Bermuda
country Bermuda
foundedBy English settlers
Sir George Somers
linked to: George Somers

Virginia Company
governingBody Corporation of St. George’s
hasClimate subtropical oceanic climate
hasCulturalHeritage British colonial architecture
maritime heritage
hasFortification Alexandra Battery
Fort St. Catherine
Gates Fort
hasFunction historic port
local administrative center
tourist destination
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasLandmark King’s Square
Old State House
Ordnance Island
St. Peter’s Church, St. George’s
Tucker House Museum
Unfinished Church
heritageValue well-preserved example of early English colonial town planning in the New World
inception 1612
early 17th century
locatedIn British Overseas Territory of Bermuda
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

St. George’s Parish, Bermuda
linked to: St. George's Parish
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Standard Time
locatedOn St. George’s Island
namedAfter Saint George
Sir George Somers
linked to: George Somers
officialLanguage English
partOf British Overseas Territories
World Heritage property "Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda"
primaryEconomicActivity maritime services
tourism
significantEvent early English colonial port in the Atlantic
first permanent English settlement in Bermuda
transportHubFor cruise ships
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2000

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Sea Venture shipwreck near St. George’s, Bermuda
Main Island of Bermuda containsTown St. George's
linked to: St. George’s, Bermuda
Richard Moore workLocation St. George’s, Bermuda
Bermuda International Airport locatedIn St. George's Parish, Bermuda
linked to: St. George’s, Bermuda
English colonization of Bermuda earliestSettlement St. George’s, Bermuda
Gates Fort locatedIn St. George’s, Bermuda
Gates Fort locatedIn St. George’s Parish, Bermuda
linked to: St. George’s, Bermuda
Alexandra Battery locatedIn St. George’s, Bermuda
Alexandra Battery locatedIn St. George’s Parish, Bermuda
linked to: St. George’s, Bermuda
St. Peter’s Church, St. George’s locatedIn St. George’s, Bermuda
King’s Square locatedIn St. George’s, Bermuda
Tucker House Museum location St. George’s, Bermuda
Old State House (St. George’s, Bermuda) locatedIn St. George’s, Bermuda
subject linked to: Old State House
Unfinished Church locatedIn St. George’s, Bermuda