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Welcome to The Bungalow - Tranquebar

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.


Tranquebar is also famous for its train that functioned from 1926 to 1986.

The Tsunami hit Tranquebar on 26.12.2004 and nearly 800 persons died, mostly women and children, but the 400 year old Danish Fort was not affected.

 

 

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  • Laundry Service
  • Air Conditioner
  • Swimming Pool
  • Multi-Cuisine Restaurant
  • Doctor on call
  • Housekeeping is Included in the Room Rate
  • Parking Facility
  • 24 hrs Room Service
  • Hot & Cold Water
  • No Minimum Stay Requirement.
  • Free WiFi Internet
  • Satellite T.V.

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    The Bungalow - Tranquebar

    24 King Street, Tharangambadi

    Tranquebar

    Tamil Nadu

    609313