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Brandenburg Colonial Remains 17th century

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Written by Marco Ramerini. English text revision by Dietrich Köster.

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BRANDENBURG COLONIAL REMAINS

The Brandenburg – between the 17th and the 18th century – had the possession of some forts along the African coast. The most important were situated in the current Ghana.

AFRICA:

GHANA:

Princestown: ruins of Fort Gross-Friedrichsburg (1683).

Akwida: Fort Dorothea (1684).

MAURITANIA:

Arguin: a few ruins of the Fort

Fort Gross Friedrichsburg, Ghana. Author Obruni. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution
Fort Gross Friedrichsburg, Ghana. Author Obruni

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By Marco Ramerini

I am passionate about history, especially the history of geographical explorations and colonialism.