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Tranquebar is a Dutch, Danish, British Colonial heritage town of pristine beauty and perennial charm, situated on the Coromandel Coast in the Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu, South India. Tharangambadi, ‘the land of the singing waves’ as the town is known in Tamil, became Tranquebar for the Danes! This picturesque coastal town lies 15 km south of the ancient Chola port of Pumpuhar, and 15 km north of the former French comptoir of Karikal. Motivated by huge profit made by the British and the Dutch East India Companies and driven by the desire of the Danish Monarch to play a dominant role in the world trade of that time, the Danish East India Company was formed in Denmark in 1616. In 1620 a treaty was entered into between Christian IV, the king of Denmark and Ragunatha Nayak, the king of Tanjore by which the Danes were given permission to erect a fortress at Tranquebar (the Dansborg Fort) and pay an annual rent of Rs. 3111/-. Till 1845 Tranquebar was a Danish Trade Settlement ruled by Governors, till the British took over its administration.

Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg and Heinrich Pluetschau, the German Missionaries from Halle sent by Frederick IV, the king of Denmark, to spread the Gospel in the Danish settlement, reached Tranquebar in 1706 and founded the Tranquebar Lutheran mission. A printing press was installed in the year 1712 and, in 1715, The New Testament, translated into Tamil by Ziegenbalg, was printed in the Tranquebar Mission Press. For the supply of paper and printing ink a Paper Mill and an ink manufacturing unit were established in nearby Porayar.

 

 

 

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  • 24 hrs Room Service
  • Doctor on Call
  • Hot & Cold Water
  • WiFi Internet
  • All major Credit & Debit cards accepted
  • Laundry Service
  • Satellite T.V.
  • Conference Hall
  • Swimming Pool
  • Power Backup

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    The Gate House - Tranquebar

    24 King Street , Thatangambadi

    Tharangambadi

    Tamil Nadu

    609313