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'''Serampore''' was a former [[Danish]] colony. It is now called Shrirampur and is 20km due north of the centre of [[Calcutta]].
'''Serampore''' was a former [[Danish]] colony. It is now called Shrirampur and is 20km due north of the centre of [[Calcutta]].
The Danish name was Frederiksnagor.


An excellent website which provides beautiful images of missionary sites in and around Serampore, along with maps and useful links is at [http://www.virtualserampore.org Virtual Serampore].  
An excellent website which provides beautiful images of missionary sites in and around Serampore, along with maps and useful links is at [http://www.virtualserampore.org Virtual Serampore].  

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Serampore
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Presidency: Bengal
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Present Day Details
Place Name: Shrirampur
State/Province:
Country: India
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Serampore was a former Danish colony. It is now called Shrirampur and is 20km due north of the centre of Calcutta.

The Danish name was Frederiksnagor.

An excellent website which provides beautiful images of missionary sites in and around Serampore, along with maps and useful links is at Virtual Serampore.

Danish residents in 1813

Thomas M. Robertson has kindly extracted all the names of Danish residents of Serampore from the Calcutta Annual Directory and Calendar of 1813. They are listed below:

ABRESTTE, A. ALPHONSE, A. (court sergeant)
BANG, H.C. BANG, A. BECKER, H.C. BECKER, C.M. BELDER, J. BENDESBOLL, J. BIE, O.L. (magistrate native-court) BIRCK, A. BORRISEN, J. BOYESEN, N.F. BROAGER, A.J. BROAGER, H.C. BRUN, F.
CANNON, N. CARSTENSEN, C. CHRISTIAN, P.
ERHARDY, A.
FARNON, A. FIELLERUP, H.J. FISCHER, S. FICK, C. FREY, J.P. FROM, C. FROM, H.C.
GANTZER, J. (court sargeant) GRAMBERG, T.
HAMMER, N. HAMMER, J. HAMMER, R. HANSON, T. HANSON , H. HELSDING, J.H. HELSDING , J.C. HERMENSON, J.P. HOLM, L. HOLM, H.
JACOBSEN, J. JANSEN, C. JENSEN, J. JESSEN, P.
KEIRULF, S. KIERSGAARDT, N. KOOTER, L. KREFTING, Jacob, (late Governor) KRUSE, H.M.
LAARSEN, J. LUND, P.J. LUND, N.P.
MAURITZEN, M. MOSTROPH, P.C.
NEXONE, N.
OLSEN, N. OLSEN, E.
PAGH, S. PAY, L. PETERSEN, L.W. PETERSEN, H.P. PETERSEN, M. PETERSEN, P.S. PRENSE, P.N. PRINTZLING, C.H.G. (magistrate Eur.court)
REICRSEN, S. ROMER, F.
SCHAFFALITZKY, A. SCHMIDT, P.D. SIEDLER, S. SMIDT, C. SCOTMAN, C. (Name is possibly meant to be SOETMAN) SCOTMAN F. SONNIGSEN, . STEIEGLER, J.B. SWANSEGER, G. SWINGEL, H.
TIDEMAN, C.R. THIELE, A. TOP, Casper
WALLICH, N. (settlement surgeon) WESSEL, J.H. WESTERMAN, B.W. WICKEDE, B.V. WOLFF, J.C. WOLFF, C.M.
ZANDYK, J.V.