Tharangambadi

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Tharangambadi is a historic coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for its former Danish colonial settlement, seaside fort, and blend of Indian and European heritage.

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Tharangambadi canonical 10
Sadurangapattinam 1
Tarangambadi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Danish colony
historic place
town
administrativeUnit Tharangambadi taluk
alsoKnownAs Tarangambadi
linked to: Tharangambadi

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climate tropical coastal climate
coastlineFeature sandy beach
colonialPower Denmark–Norway
colonialSuccessor British India
country India
danishControlEndYear 1845
danishControlStartYear 1620
district Mayiladuthurai district
etymology name means "place of the singing waves" in Tamil
formerDistrict Nagapattinam district
foundedAsTradingPostBy Danish East India Company
governingBody local town panchayat
hasFort Fort Dansborg
hasLandmark Danish Cemetery, Tharangambadi
Fort Dansborg
Governor’s Bungalow, Tharangambadi
Masillamani Nathar Temple
New Jerusalem Church, Tharangambadi
Town Gate, Tharangambadi
Zion Church, Tharangambadi
heritageDesignation heritage town of Tamil Nadu
locatedIn Coromandel Coast
locatedOn Bay of Bengal
missionaryAssociated Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
Heinrich Plütschau
nativeName தரங்கம்பாடி
nearestMajorRiver Cauvery River delta region
notableFor Danish colonial heritage
blend of Indian and European architecture
seaside fort
officialLanguage Tamil
partOf Danish India
postalCode 609313
region Chola Nadu
religionHistory early Protestant mission center in India
soldTo British East India Company
state Tamil Nadu
timeZone Indian Standard Time
tourismType beach tourism
heritage tourism
transportConnection connected by road to Mayiladuthurai
treatyWith Thanjavur Nayak kingdom
utcOffset +05:30

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Tranquebar formerName Tharangambadi
Tranquebar alsoKnownAs Tharangambadi
Sadras historicalNameVariant Sadurangapattinam
linked to: Tharangambadi
Fort Dansborg location Tharangambadi
Trankebar formerName Tharangambadi
Trankebar hasOfficialName Tharangambadi
Zion Church, Tranquebar locatedIn Tharangambadi
Tharangambadi alsoKnownAs Tarangambadi
linked to: Tharangambadi
Mayiladuthurai district contains Tharangambadi