Chandannagar

E86823
city former French colony

Chandannagar is a former French colonial town in West Bengal, India, known for its historic riverside architecture and cultural blend of French and Bengali influences.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Chandernagore 3
Chinsurah 2
Chandannagar Municipal Corporation 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
former French colony ⓘ
administrativeDivision Chandannagar subdivision ⓘ
architectureStyle French colonial ⓘ
Indo-French ⓘ
colonialEra French rule until mid-20th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culture Bengali culture ⓘ
French cultural influence ⓘ
distanceFrom Calcutta ⓘ
surface form: Kolkata
festival Jagaddhatri Puja ⓘ
formerColonialPower France ⓘ
governingBody Chandannagar self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chandannagar Municipal Corporation
hasEducationalInstitution Chandernagore College ⓘ
St. Joseph’s Convent, Chandannagar ⓘ
hasLandmark Chandannagar French Cemetery ⓘ
Chandannagar Museum and Institute ⓘ
Chandannagar Strand ⓘ
Patal Bari ⓘ
Sacred Heart Church, Chandannagar ⓘ
heritageStatus historic town ⓘ
historicalName Chandannagar self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chandernagore
historicalStatus French settlement in India ⓘ
enclave of French India ⓘ
knownFor French colonial architecture ⓘ
Jagaddhatri Puja celebrations ⓘ
blend of French and Bengali culture ⓘ
heritage buildings ⓘ
riverside promenade ⓘ
localLanguage Bengali ⓘ
locatedIn Hooghly district ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Hooghly River ⓘ
mergedWithIndia 1950s ⓘ
nearbyCity Hooghly River ⓘ
surface form: Hooghly

Serampore ⓘ
notableFeature illuminations during festivals ⓘ
officialLanguage Bengali ⓘ
English ⓘ
partOf Kolkata Metropolitan Area ⓘ
railwayLine Howrah–Bardhaman main line ⓘ
region eastern India ⓘ
religionMajority Hinduism ⓘ
religionMinority Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
state West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone IST ⓘ
transport Chandannagar railway station ⓘ
urbanClassification municipal corporation ⓘ
utcOffset +05:30 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dutch Bengal → capital → Chandannagar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chinsurah
West Bengal → containsTown → Chandannagar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandernagore
this entity surface form: Chandernagore
Hooghly River → flowsThrough → Chandannagar ⓘ
Chandannagar → governingBody → Chandannagar self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandannagar Municipal Corporation
Dutch Bengal → hasSettlement → Chandannagar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chinsurah
Chandannagar → historicalName → Chandannagar self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandernagore
Battle of Chandannagar → location → Chandannagar ⓘ