Fort Christina

	Fort Christina
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Model of Fort Christina at the American Swedish Historical Museum in Philadelphia
Location	East 7th St. at the Christina River, Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39°44′14″N 075°32′18″W / 39.73722°N 75.53833°W
Built	1638
NRHP reference No.	66000260
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	November 5, 1961

Fort Christina (also called Fort Altena) was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built in 1638 and named after Queen Christina of Sweden, it was located approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) east of the present-day downtown Wilmington, Delaware, at the confluence of the Brandywine River and the Christina River, approximately 2 mi (3 km) upstream from the mouth of the Christina on the Delaware River.

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Fort Christina". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2007-09-27.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Fort Christina". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2007-09-27.

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