Princes Town, Ghana

Princes Town
Pokesu
Princes Town
Location of Princes Town in Western Region
Coordinates: 4°47′37″N 2°8′5″W / 4.79361°N 2.13472°W / 4.79361; -2.13472
CountryGhana
RegionWestern Region
DistrictAhanta West District
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Time zoneGMT
  Summer (DST)GMT
Ghana Post GPS
WH-2286
Area code03121

Princes Town or Pokesu is located 5 km east of Fort St. Antonio on Manfro Hill in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region of south Ghana, Africa. It lies between Axim to the west and Sekondi-Takoradi to the east. On 1 January 1681, a Brandenburger expedition of two ships commanded by Otto Friedrich von der Groeben arrived in the Gold Coast and began to build a strong fort between Axim and the Cape of Three Points. The fort was completed in 1683 and was named Fort Fredericksburg (German: Groß Friedrichsburg, Groß-Friedrichsburg, Großfriedrichsburg) in honour of Prince Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg. Because the fort was named after a Prince, it has been referred to as Princes Town. The fort was to be the headquarters of the Brandenburgers in Africa.

Fort Fredericksburg was a part of the Brandenburger Gold Coast colony during the colony's existence from 1682-1721.