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|presidency= [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
|image=Fort Dansborg.jpg
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=11.03,79.84&spn=0.01,0.01&t=m&q=11.03,79.84 11.03°N 79.84°E]
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|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharangambadi Tharangambadi]
|stateprovince= Tamil Nadu
|country=India
}}
'''Tranquebar''', sometimes spelled ''Trankebar'' (now called Tharangambadi) is a coastal town about 100km south of [[Pondicherry]], formerly in the [[Madras Presidency]]. In the [[Danish]] era it was an important port. == Spelling Variants ==Modern name: Tharangambadi<br>Variants:Tranquebar/Trankebar<br>
==History==
==Records for Family History==
The original records for Tranquebar are housed in archives in Denmark. In addition, some details are held in a card index compiled by Kay Larsen – which up to at least the early 1980s was housed in the Rigsarkivet in Copenhagen.
This index, comprising handwritten personal data searchable by name , can now be found on [http://www.pkv.dk/dop Kay Larsens ''Dansk Ostindiske Personalia og Data''] - Unfortunately, the information is in Danish.
==Notes==
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== External Links ==
*[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2020%20No%201/otherstories.html#story2 "Pages from History: An Icelander’s view of 17th C. Tranquebar"] by Dr A Raman ''Madras Musings'' April 16-30 , 2010
*[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%207/otherstories.html "Pages from History: Documenting the flora of the Coromandel"] by Dr A Raman ''Madras Musings'' July 16-31, 2009. Johann Peter Rottler Missionary (1749-1836). Scroll to the bottom of the page
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
