Fort Witsen, also Fort Tacaray, was a fort on the

Dutch Gold Coast The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Nederlandse Bezittingen ter Kuste van Guinea'') was a portion of contemporary Ghana that was gradually colonized by the Dutch (et ...

, established in 1665 near

Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi ( ) is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city as well as ...

. This fort was destroyed after a few years, and in 1684 the site was abandoned. A map from 1791 shows, however, that the Dutch had renewed their presence in the fort again. Dutch National Archives, object number: VEL0759. Source
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The fort was handed over to

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, along with the entire

, on 6 April 1872, owing to the provisions of the Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870-1871.

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{{Authority control Buildings and structures completed in 1656 Castles in Ghana Dutch Gold Coast 1665 establishments in the Dutch Empire

Witsen Witsen is a Dutch surname and may refer to: *Members of the Witsen family: **Cornelis Jan Witsen **Nicolaes Witsen **Willem Witsen Willem Arnoldus Witsen (13 August 1860 – 13 April 1923, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter and photographer associat ...