Ghana's Regions - West- und
Central Region
Fort
Sao Antonio
Fort
Santo Antonio was a fort built by the Portuguese in 1515 near the town of
Axim, in what is currently the West African country of Ghana. In 1642, the
Dutch captured the fort and subsequently made it part of the Dutch Gold
Coast. The Dutch expanded the fort considerably before they turned it over,
with the rest of their colony, to the British in 1872. The fort is now the
property of the Ghanaian state and is open to the public
Fort
Santo Antonio was a fort built by the Portuguese in 1515 near the town of
Axim, in what is currently the West African country of Ghana. In 1642, the
Dutch captured the fort and subsequently made it part of the Dutch Gold
Coast. The Dutch expanded the fort considerably before they turned it over,
with the rest of their colony, to the British in 1872. The fort is now the
property of the Ghanaian state and is open to the public
