Elmina ( Gold Shores EDINA)

Elmina

Elmina is a town and the capital of Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal in the Central region In Ghana. I choose to name it the Gold shore, as it is said that Gold were found along the coast of Elmina. The first place for the Europeans to settle not just in Ghana but in West Africa.

ABOUT ELMINA

before the coming of the Europeans, the town was called , "Amonansah" which means the perpetual drink.
The town grew around São Jorge da Mina Castle, built by the Portuguese Diogo de Azambuja in 1482 on the site of a town or village called "Amankwakurom" or "Amankwa". It was Portugal's West African headquarters for trade and exploitation of African wealth. The original Portuguese interest was gold but this later expanded to include tens of thousands of slaves channeled through the trading post of Elmina.
Elmina is also home to Fort Coenraadsburg on St. Jago Hill, built by the Portuguese in 1555 under the name Forte de Santiago, it was used for commerce. In 1637 it was conquered and remained by the Dutch, after the conquest of Elmina's main castle. Today, Elmina's main economic industry is fishing and tourism.
The British attacked the town in 1782 butremained in Dutch custody until 1872 when the Dutch Gold coast was sold to the British.

 

Tour Attraction and Festivals

the castle of St. George d’Elmina and Fort Coenraadsburg on St. Jago Hill.Apart from these there are monuments like the Asafo houses, traditional shrines, and remnants from the Dutch period (cemetery, Government Garden), and 19th and early 20th century merchants’ houses. popular festivals of Bakatue, Edina Bronya and the Pan-African Festival (Panafest).  also the town can boast of popular festivals of Bakatue, Edina Bronya and the Pan-African Festival (Panafest).

                                                                      Edina Bronya

bakatue Festival

The Bakatue Festival celebrates the “opening” of Benya River, and is thus closely connected to the main economic activity of fishing. Edina Bronya is also called the Elmina Christmas. Bronya is actually a Libation Day during which ancestors are remembered.

bakatue Festival 2015

Bakatue

This is a festival celebrated to commemorate the founding of the town. It is celebrated either on the last Tuesday of June or the first Tuesday of July. The day is consecrated to the tutelary deity of Elmina called Benya.  The celebration is synchronised with the last battle with the Fantis on the 26th of May 1868 and the harvest and admission of new crops into the market.


 Elmina , got some fine hotel and beaches which you will like to stay a night and have the time to know the town.

This is a place you will like to be on a weekend a with your family.
the gold Shore (EDINA)


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