Basel Mission tile factory
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Basel Mission tile factory ran by the German
missionary Plebot
, was the first Mangalore tile manufacturing factory to be set up in India
in 1860 on bank of the Nethravathi river
near Morgan's Gate
, about 10 km from the Ullal bridge.
Germany
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missionary Plebot
Plebot
Plebot was a German missionary that established one of the first tile making factories known as Basel Mission tile factory in 1860, after they found large deposits of clay by the banks Gurupura and Nethravathi rivers. It was located near Morgan's Gate on the banks of the river Nethravathi....
, was the first Mangalore tile manufacturing factory to be set up in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1860 on bank of the Nethravathi river
Nethravathi River
The Netravati River has its origins at Gangamoola in Kudremukh in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. This river flows through the famous pilgrimage place Dharmasthala and considered as one of the Holy rivers of India...
near Morgan's Gate
Morgan's Gate
Morgan' Gate is a suburb in the city of Mangalore, India. The suburb hosts Dakshina Kannada district's only full-fledged cricket stadium, the Mangala Stadium also known as Morgan's Gate cricket stadium....
, about 10 km from the Ullal bridge.