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Elmina Castle is a historical site, and was a major filming location for Werner Herzog's 1987 drama film Cobra Verde. The castle is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site , along with other castles and forts in Ghana , because of its testimony to the Atlantic slave trade.
View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 5.082668; -1.348256 This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site , listed as Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions .
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Original – A holding cell for up to 200 slaves in Ghana's Elmina Castle, built by the Portuguese in 1482 as São Jorge da Mina, and repurposed as a slave trading post in the 17th century. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Reason Good image with extremely high EV & significance. (Images like this are why I'm glad Wikipedia exists.)
A map of the Gold Coast circa 1700. During the colonial period in Ghana, at the time known as the Gold Coast, roughly corresponding to the 15th through 19th centuries, European-style coastal forts and castles were built, mostly by the Portuguese, Dutch and British. [1]
Elmina is also home to Fort Coenraadsburg on St. Jago Hill, built by the Portuguese in 1555 under the name Forte de Santiago; it was used for commerce. In 1637, it was conquered and renamed by the Dutch, after they captured Elmina's main castle. Today, Elmina's main economic industry is fishing, salt production and tourism.
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The Central Region is a hub of education, with some of the best schools in the country. The region's economy is dominated by services, followed by mining and fishing. Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle are prominent UNESCO World Heritage Sites and serve as a reminder of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.