Fort Geldria
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pulicat.
Pulicat
Photo: Gowtham Sampath, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pulicat, also known as Pazhaverkadu, is a historic seashore town in the north coast of Tamil Nadu, next to the Pulicat Lake. Pulicat Lake is a shallow salt water lagoon which stretches about 60 km along the coast.
Fort Geldria
- Type: Fort
- Description: historic site in India
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ponneri, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.41943° or 13° 25′ 10″ northLongitude
80.31647° or 80° 18′ 59″ eastOpen location code
7M52C898+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 103450655OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q5471211
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Fort Geldria” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Casteel Geldria”
- Tamil: “பழவேற்காடு கோட்டை”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pulicat Government Hospital and AARDE Pulicat Museum.
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