The Swedish Gold Coast was a Swedish colony consisting of settlements of part of the West African Gold Coast (in present-day Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea).  Western Africa (UN subregion)  Maghreb[1] West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ... Flag of Gold Coast Map from 1896 of the British Gold Coast Colony. ... The Gulf of Guinea is the part of the Atlantic southwest of Africa. ...

History

From 22 April 1650 the Swedish Gold Coast was built up, consisting of the following settlements: Year 1650 (MDCL) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...

• Fort Carlsborg, modern Cape Coast Castle: April 1650 - January/February 1658, 10 December 1660- 22 April 1663
• Apollonia, present Benyin: 1655-1657.
• Fort Chistiansborg/Fort Frederiksborg, which became the capital, present Osu: 1652-1658
• Fort Batenstein, present Butri: 1650-1656.
• Fort Witsen, present Takoradi: 1653-1658.

On 20 April 1663 Fort Carlsborg and the capital Fort Christiansborg were seized by Denmark, which made it part of its Danish Gold Coast colony. Cape Coast Castle is a fortification in Ghana. ... There have been several places called Apollonia: An ancient Greek city in Illyria near to the sea and the river Vjosa, 12 km from Fier, Albania. ... Sekondi-Takoradi, population 335,000 (2005), is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. ... Sekondi-Takoradi, population 93,822 (1984), is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... The Danish Gold Coast was a part of the Gold Coast (roughly present-day Ghana), which is on the West African Gulf of Guinea (hence the territory is sometimes called Danish Guinea), which was colonized by the Danes, first by the Danish West India Company (a chartered company), later as...

Colonial Heads

Each of the three Swedish administrators had a different gubernatorial style:

• Director, 22 April 1650 - 1656 Hendrik Carlof
• Governor, 1656 - February 1658 J. Philippus von Krusenstierna
• Commander, 16 - 20 April 1663 Tonnies Voss

Source

• WorldStatesmen - Ghana

Swedish colonial empire American colonies: in North America : New Sweden | Antillian: Saint Barthelemy and Guadeloupe West African possessions: Swedish Gold Coast Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... The Swedish colonial empire existed from 1638 to 1663 and from 1785 to 1878. ... New Sweden, or Nya Sverige, was a small Swedish settlement along the Delaware River on the Mid-Atlantic coast of North America. ... Saint-Barthélemy is a French island located in the Caribbean at 17°54N 62°50W . ...