Dutch Cemetery, Chinsurah

Dutch Cemetery
Dutch Cemetery
	Skyline of Dutch Cemetery
Details
Location	Chinsurah
Country	India
Coordinates	22°53′27″N88°23′32″E / 22.8909°N 88.3921°E
Type	Public

Last updated October 12, 2025

The Dutch Cemetery (Dutch : Nederlandse begraafplaats) of Chinsurah was constructed on the order of the director of the Dutch East India Company in Bengal. The cemetery and all its graves are now maintained and Archaeological Survey of India under the protection of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance.^[1]

Notable people buried

Charles Cameron, Scottish army officer
Daniel Anthony Overbeek, the last resident of Dutch Bengal

References

↑ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance in West Bengal". Archaeological Survey of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

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[1] "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance in West Bengal". Archaeological Survey of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

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