Tranquebar was a Danish colony in India from 1620-1845, founded by the Danish East India Company. It is spelled Trankebar or Trangebar in Danish, which came from the native Tamil Tarangambadi, meaning "place of the singing waves". It is located in Nagapattinam district about 100 km south of Pondicherry, near the mouth of a Distributary of Kaveri river. It was sold to Britain in 1845, whereafter much of it fell into disrepair. The main fort here, known as Fort Dansborg, was built in 1620 CE by a Danish captain named Ove Gedde and was the residence of the Governor and other officials for about 150 years. It is now a Museum hosting a collection of artefacts from the time of Danish presence in the region. Churches, the fort and the city gates are now being restored for tourism.
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