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Fort Fredensborg is situated along the
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, in the
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in
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and was built in 1734. Because of its testimony to the
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and the European colonial influence on West Africa, the fort was inscribed on the
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in 1979, along with several castles and forts in Ghana.


History

The Danish-Norwegian fort was once used as a slave trading station. However, with the abolition of the slave trade, it soon decayed such that by 1835 only one man was stationed in the fort ‘to maintain the flag’. Fredensborg was already in a state of ruin when it was handed over to the British on 8 March 1850, along with other Danish possessions.


See also

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Fredensborg (slave ship) The Fredensborg was a frigate built in Copenhagen in 1753. She was originally named ''Cron Prindz Christian'' after the crown prince, the future king Christian VII of Denmark and Norway, and was fitted out as a slave ship. Following an initiall ...
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Fredensborg Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish Royal Family. As of 1 Janua ...


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Fredensborg Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish Royal Family. As of 1 Janua ...