Ist es in Dänemark allgemein bekannt, dass es in Indien eine dänische Kolonie gab? In Indien hat so gut wie niemand jemals davon gehört, dass Dänen jemals hier seien. Ich nehme an, das liegt an der Tatsache, dass es sich um eine kleine Kolonie handelte, aber selbst dann existierte sie fast 200 Jahre lang, sodass man erwarten würde, dass sie zumindest irgendwo erwähnt wird.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/tranquebar-denmark-outpost-india-tharangambadi
Von Street_Soft7957
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I don’t know if it’s common knowledge, but I at least learned about it in school, when learning about colonialism and putting it in context
If you asked a random person to name a Danish colony, Trankebar likely wouldn’t be the first to come to mind, but if you mention the name they would probably recognize it. I learned about it in school and I would guess that kids today still do
It was a trading colony leased from the local lord. I have been there an then later went to Pondicherry which is an old French trading post to get a steak (one of the few places in India were eating beef is legal).
Fortunately our questionable past as a colonial power isn’t swept under the rug, so most people should know about it, as well as the former Danish West Indies.
And, well… Greenland.
Actually, we had three (well, more trade stations than colonies). In addition to Tranquebar there was Serampore, where one of India’s oldest universities was founded under the Danish rule, and the Nicobar islands.
They tend to not get as prominent a spot as the colonies that stayed under Danish rule up into the 20th century, but they do come up.
Yes, learned about it in school. I don’t remember much more than the name.
Yes, but only superficially. I bet most people can’t say anything interesting about it.
Glemt?
Jeg drømmer dagligt om at genoplive Danmarks storhed!
And don’t forget the beautiful service line from Royal Copenhagen under the name Tranquebar: https://www.stari.dk/katindex.asp?kukat=958
I’d say it’s probably one of the most well known colonies(ish) Denmark had outside of the US Virgin Islands. I’d say that most people that care a little bit about our history would know it. One of the largest fortress’s at the time constructed by Denmark was actually in Tranquebar afaik.
I visited and stayed at the hotel back in the early 2000s, at the time it was still recovering from the tsunami in 2004. it was basically the only place in India where they knew anything about Denmark, so that was interesting – and seeing the Danish style church and graveyard with Danish names were fun so far from home.
I just wrote with my Indian travel agent last week of where to go January or February 2027. Tranquebar was one of the places on the list.
Jeg kan huske at Bertramsen nævner det i en Pyrus julekalender – så det var sådan jeg lærte om Trankebar
I’ve heard the word trankebar in school many times, but my dumb ass thought it was just a party destination like ibiza.