Elmina

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Elmina
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Bakatue_Festival
gptkbp:coordinates 5.0847° N, 1.3509° W
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:district gptkb:Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem_Municipal_District
gptkbp:economy fishing
tourism
salt production
gptkbp:founded 1482
gptkbp:foundedBy Portuguese
gptkbp:historicalEvent center of trans-Atlantic slave trade
site of first European settlement in West Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elmina
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Fante
English
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Gulf_of_Guinea
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Elmina_Java_Museum
gptkb:St._George's_Castle
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Kofi_Annan
gptkbp:notableSite Elmina Castle
gptkbp:population about 33,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Region
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Amsterdam
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Elmina Castle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atlantic_slave_trade
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Portugal
gptkb:Dutch_Empire
gptkb:Bakatue_Festival
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5