Fort Oranje - Kralendijk, Bonaire
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 12° 08.934 W 068° 16.600
19P E 578699 N 1343123
Fort Oranje is a small fort located in the center of Kralendijk, the capital of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WMZYBD
Location: Bonaire, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Date Posted: 01/22/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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Fort Oranje was built in 1639 on behalf of the West India Company. Until 1837, the fort served as a defense but never saw action. It has four English cannons that date between 1808 and 1812.

A wooden lighthouse was built in 1868, but they replaced this one in 1932 by a stone lighthouse you can still see today.

For many years, police and firefighters used Fort Oranje. The police now have their own building and firefighters have moved elsewhere. The building has been used as a government center and warehouse for government goods and as a prison. The fort building was restored in 1999, and is now the courthouse.

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