Fort Batenstein

Fort Batenstein
Fort Batenstein
Part of Dutch Gold Coast
	Drawing of Fort Batenstein by Hubertus Varlet (1841)
	Fort Batenstein
Coordinates	4°49′37″N 1°55′17″W / 4.826944°N 1.921389°W
Site history
Built	1656
Garrison information
Occupants	Netherlands (1656–1872); United Kingdom (1875–1957); Ghana (1957–Present)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Butre, Western Region, Ghana
Part of	Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Criteria	Cultural: (vi)
Reference	34-006
Inscription	1979 (3rd Session)

Fort Batenstein was a fort and trading post established by the Dutch on the Gold Coast in 1656. It was situated near Butre (old spelling: Boutry). The fort was ceded with the entire Dutch Gold Coast to Britain in 1872.

At this fort, the Treaty of Butre was signed on 27 August 1656 between the Dutch and the Ahanta.

In 1979, the fort was designated a World Heritage Site (along with several other castles and forts in Ghana) because of its historical importance in European trade and exploitation in West Africa.^[1]

^ "Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.

[unesco-1] "Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.

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