Anchuthengu
| Anchuthengu | |
|---|---|
| Anjengo | |
Trivandrum, India | |
| Coordinates | 8°29′00″N 76°55′00″E / 8.4833°N 76.9167°E |
| Architect | Portuguese, English |
| Architectural style(s) | Portugal, England |
Anchuthengu ("Five
Town along Trivandrum - Varkala - Kollam coastal highway.The town contains old Portuguese-style churches, a lighthouse, a 100-year-old convent and school, tombs of Dutch and British sailors and soldiers, and the remains of the Anchuthengu Fort. Kaikara village, the birthplace of the famous Malayalam poet Kumaran Asan, is located nearby. Temples in the area are Parambil Sree Bhadrakali Yogeeshwara Kshethram and Sree Bala Subrahmanya Swami Kshethram.
Anchuthengu is about 36 kilometers (22 mi) north of
Kadakkavur
Railway Station is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) away.
History
Anjengo is located in an oxbow at the mouth of Parvathy Puthanaar canal.[2] Originally, it was an old Dutch settlement between Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram, and near Varkala.[3]
In 1694, the Queen of
East Indiamen
.
In 1728 Anjengo was the birthplace of
historiographer of the East India Company, and in 1744 of Eliza Draper who would become a muse and correspondent of Laurence Sterne.[4] The fort played an important role in the Anglo-Mysore Wars of the 18th century[5] but, by the 19th century, the fort was considered an unnecessary expense. The EIC abandoned it, and the factory, in 1813.[1]
In the 19th century, the town remained known for its excellent ropes (manufactured from the local palms) and also exported pepper, homespun cotton cloth, and drugs.[1] Anchuthengu was a part of Malabar District during British Raj.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d EB (1878).
- ^ "Parvathy Puthanar canal to get a new lease of life - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Anchuthengu and Anjengo Fort, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | Kerala Tourism". www.keralatourism.org. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26412. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Anchuthengu and Anjengo Fort, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India". Kerala Tourism - Varkala. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ISBN 9788120604476.
Sources
- , Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. II, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, p. 58.
External links
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