Corjuem Fort

Corjuem Fort
Forte da Assunção de Corjuem
Part of Goa
Bardez, Goa
Corjuem Fort is located in Goa
Corjuem Fort
Corjuem Fort
Coordinates15°35′48″N 73°53′34″E / 15.5968°N 73.8928°E / 15.5968; 73.8928
TypeFortress battery
Site information
Controlled byPortuguese India(1705–1961)
India(1961–present)
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionPartial Ruin
Site history
Built1705 (1705)
Built byCaetano de Melo e Castro
In useAbandoned in 1894
Demolishedno
Fort Corjuem

Fort Assunção[1] or Corjuem Fort is a fortress situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the village of Aldona on the river island of Corjuem, Goa. It was a military fortress for the defense of Portuguese India. It is smaller than the other forts in Goa, but it gives a good view of the surrounding river and land. It is a protected monument under the Goa, Daman and Diu ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains act.[2]

Corjuem Fort is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Panjim.

  1. ^ Joaquim Pedro Celestino Soares: Bosquejo das possessoes portuguezas no Oriente Imprensa nacional, 1851
  2. ^ Fernandes, Joaquim (Aug 19, 2014). "Goa government to restore Corjuem fort". Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2016.