Dutch Cemetery is a heritage Christian cemetery at Kalikapur in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India.
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| Established | early 18th-19th century |
| Location | Kalikapur, Murshidabad, West Bengal |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 24°07′25″N 88°16′00″E / 24.123611°N 88.266667°E |
| Owned by | Archaeological Survey of India |
History
editIn its hey days Murshidabad was an active trading post that not only attracted the British but also the Dutch and the Armenians, all of whom settled here in different times.[1] The Dutch Cemetery has “47 tombs and obelisks etc. and the oldest being that of Daniel Van der Muyl who died in 1721 AD.” [2] The Babulbona Residency Cemetery, as also the British and Dutch cemeteries in neighbouring Cossimbazar are not really in ship shape, although they are state protected monuments.[1]
According to the Archaeological Survey of India, as mentioned in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal the Dutch Cemetery is an ASI Listed Monument.[3]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Discover Europe on the Ganga River Cruise". Outlook Traveller, 17 April 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "ASI, Kolkata Circle". Dutch Cemetery. Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal – Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 113. ASI. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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