Danish Gold Coast

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Danish_Gold_Coast
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area approximately 600 square miles
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Christiansborg
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Danish_rigsdaler
gptkbp:dateSoldToUK March 1850
gptkbp:disbanded 1850
gptkbp:established 1750
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Denmark
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Danish_West_India_Company
gptkb:Danish_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Danish Gold Coast
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Atlantic_slave_trade
gptkbp:locatedIn present-day Ghana
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Akan
Danish
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Christiansborg_Castle
gptkb:Fort_Augustaborg
gptkb:Fort_Fredensborg
gptkb:Fort_Kongensten
gptkb:Fort_Prinsensten
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Danish_colonial_empire
gptkbp:population varied, several thousand (19th century)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Portuguese_Gold_Coast
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:sells gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Gold_Coast
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Denmark-Norway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5