List of Danish colonial trading posts and settlements

The following were trading posts and settlements owned by the Danish colonial empire and respective Chartered companies:

All lands ruled by Denmark-Norway (Including factories and Trading posts)

Europe

Iceland 1602 – 1786

• Ísafjörður
• Reykjarfjörður
• Þingeyri
• Bíldudalur
• Patreksfjörður
• Stykkishólmur
• Ólafsvík
• Grundarfjörður
• Búðir
• Arnarstapi
• Keflavík
• básendar
• Grindavík
• Reykjavík
• Hafnarfjörður
• Eyrarbakki
• Vestmannaeyjar
• Skagaströnd
• Akureyri
• Húsavík
• Vopnafjörður
• Reyðarfjörður
• Djúpivogur

Svalbard

• Smeerenburg 1619 – 1625^[1]
• Cookery of Harlingen 1630s

Americas

Canada

• Churchill River (Nova Dania) September 1619 – 16 July 1620^[2]

Caribbean

• Saint John (Sankt Jan) 1671 – 1917
• Saint Thomas (Sankt Thomas) 1671 – 1917
• Saint Croix (Sankt Croix) 15 June 1733 – 1917
• Crab Island (Krabbe Øen) 1698 – 1763^[3]

Greenland

• Nuuk (Godthaab) 1728 – 1950
• Qasigiannguit (Christianshaab) 1734 – 1950
• Ilulissat (Jacobshavn) 1741 – 1950
• Paamiut (Frederikshåb) 1742 – 1950
• Ilimanaq (Claushavn) 1752 – 1950
• Qeqertarsuatsiaat (Fiskenæsset) 1754 – 1950
• Ritenbenck 1755 – 1950
• Uummannaq (Umanak) 1758 – 1950
• Aasiaat (Egedesminde) 1759 – 1950
• Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg) 1764 – 1950
• Upernavik 1772 – 1950
• Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn) 10 July 1773 – 1950

Africa

• São Tomé Island (unknown date)^[4]

Gold Coast

• Osu Castle (Fort Christiansborg) 1658 – 1664
• Anomabu 1658 – 1659
• Cape Coast Castle (Fort Carlsborg) 1658 – 1664
• Fort Frederiksborg 1659 – 1685
• Cong Heights 1659 – 1661
• Fort Fredensborg 1734 – 1850
• Fort Prinzenstein (Fort Prinsensten) 1784 – 1850
• Fort Kongenstein (Fort Kongensten) 1784 – 1850
• Fort Augustaborg 1784 – 1850

Morocco 1755-1766

• Safi^[5]
• Agadir^[5]
• Island of Mogador^[5]
• Mogador^[5]
• Tetuan^[5]
• Tangier^[5]
• Larache^[5]
• Memora^[5]

Sierra Leone

• Bagos 1661 – 1662^[4]

Asia

Ceylon

• Trincomalee 1619 – 1622^[6]

India

• Tranquebar (Trankebar) 1620 – 1801, 1802 – 1808, 1818 – 1845
• Machilipatnam 1625 – 1643
• Balasore 1625 – 1643, 1763 – 1845
• Pipli 1625 – 1640
• Oddeway Torre 1696 – 1722
• Gondalpara (Dannemarksnagore) 1698 – 1714
• Calicut 1752 – 1791
• Colachel 1755 – 1808
• Serampore (Frederiknagore) 1755 – 1801, 1802 – 1808, 1818 – 1845
• Patna 1772 – 1827^[7][8]
• Pondicherry (Polesere) c. 1635 – 1675^[9]
• Cuddalore^[10]
• Tegnapatnam^[10]
• Madras^[10]
• Porto Novo^[10]
• Hugli-Chuchura^[10]
• Tellingapore 1708 – 1714^[10]
• Allepey^[10]
• Cannanore^[10]
• Cochin^[10]
• Ganjam^[10]
• Holcheri^[10]
• Agra^[11]

Nicobar Islands (Frederiksøerne)

• Great Nicobar Island 1754/56 – 1760^[4]
• Kamorta Island (Frederikshøj) 1760 – 1768^[4]
• Nancowry Island (Ny Sjælland) 1768 – 1773, 1784 – 1807/9, 1830 – 1834, 1846 – 1868^[4]

East Indies

• Aceh^[12]
• Banten^[12][13]
• Jepara^[12]
• Makassar^[12][13]
• Mattam^[12]
• Succadana^[12]

Thailand

• Mergui^[10]
• Tenasserim^[10]

China

• Canton 1732 – 1844^[8]

Persia

• Hormuz^[10]

Yemen

• Mokha 1671 – 1684^[10]

See also

• Danish India
• Danish overseas colonies
• Danish West Indies
• Danish colonization of the Americas