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unusual facts about Danish Gold Coast


Øregård Museum

Øregård is a former country house built by Johannes Søbøtker, a merchant, plantation owner and shipping agent who was a partner in one of Denmark's largest trading companies and had made a fortune in sugar plantations, shipping and the lucrative triangle trade between Denmark, Danish Gold Coast and the former Danish West Indies.


Osu, Accra

At its southern end is the site of the 17th-century Fort Christiansborg, a former Danish colonial fort, which currently houses Ghana's seat of government.


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