🪖 Fort Rotterdam

Indonesia · Asia · 5.13°S, 119.41°E

Fort Rotterdam is a 17th-century fort in Makassar on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a Dutch fort that was built on top of an existing fort of the Gowa Kingdom. The first fort on the site was constructed by the a local sultan around 1634, to counter Dutch encroachments. The site was ceded to the Dutch under the Treaty of Bongaya, and they completely rebuilt it between 1673 and 1679. It had five bastions and 1 ravelin, it was surrounded by a seven meter high rampart and a two meter deep moat.

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Quick facts

Country	Indonesia
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	5.13°S, 119.41°E · view on map

Fort Rotterdam is located in Indonesia, in Asia.

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