Fort Geldria
id:
fort-geldria-316-17862456
title:
Fort Geldria
text:
Fort Geldria or Fort Geldaria, located in Pulicat, Tamil Nadu, was the seat of the Dutch Republic's first settlement in India, and the capital of Dutch Coromandel. It was built by the Dutch East India Company in 1613 and became the local governmental centre in 1616. It was named for Geldria, the native province of Wemmer van Berchem, the General Director of the company. Regularly protected by a garrison of 80 to 90 men, Fort Geldria was the only fortification in the Indian empire; all other posi
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Historic site in Chennai, India
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Geldria
date created:
date modified:
2022-11-26T06:16:43Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q5471211","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5471211"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/India_-_Pulicat_Lake_-_003_-_entrance_to_the_Dutch_cemetery.jpg","width":1944,"height":2592}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15