Nettur

Nettur
village
Nettur Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°46′7.02″N 75°28′49.86″E / 11.7686167°N 75.4805167°E / 11.7686167; 75.4805167Coordinates: 11°46′7.02″N 75°28′49.86″E / 11.7686167°N 75.4805167°E / 11.7686167; 75.4805167
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Government
• Body	Thalassery
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	KL-
Civic agency	Thalassery

Nettur is a village segment which comes under the jurisdiction of Thalassery municipality, in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated in North Thalassery en route to Kannur via NH 17. The Anjarakandi-Thalassery state Highway passes through Nettur. Nettur is picturesquely nestled between the Kuyyali and Anjarakandi rivers.

NTTF, a renowned technical training institute was established in Nettur in 1959 by the CSI and the Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen der Schweiz (), Switzerland.^[1] A bungalow occupied by the renowned German missionary, scholar and lexicographer, Rev. Hermann Gundert better known as Gundert Bungalow is situated atop Illicoon hill in Nettur, close to the present day NTTF campus.^[2]^[3] Rev. Hermann Gundert stayed in Illicoon, Nettur since 1839 and most of his literary works including the first English-Malayalam dictionary were published during this period.^[4]^[5] It was in Nettur that the German missionaries introduced weaving mills in a large scale, which later spread to Kannur and beyond, where the handloom sector evolved into a major source of revenue and employment.

Nettur has a significant role to play in the evolution of news media in Kerala. It was in Nettur in the year 1847 that the first Malayalam newspaper Rajyasamacharam was published.^[2] It was published out of Gundert Bungalow by Basel Missionaries for the purpose of religious propagation until the year 1850. Rajyasamacharam was first published in the month of June, 1847. It was in October of the same year that another Malayalam newspaper Paschimodayam was first published elsewhere in Thalassery.

Chirakakkavu temple is a famous Hindu temple located in Nettur. Renowned freedom fighter and Member of Parliament, Nettur P Damodaran hails from Nettur. Late Moorkoth Kumaran, author, ardent disciple of Sree Narayana Guru and renowned social worker, taught at the then Middle school in Nettur, in the present premises of NTTF. The school was later upgraded and shifted to Thalassery town, which is now known as BEMP High School

References

Kannur district

Municipalities

Talukas
and
villages

Thaliparmba	Alakode Alappadamba Andoor Cheleri Chengalayi Chuzhali Eramam Eruvassi Irikkur Kalliad Kankole Karivellur Kayaralam Kolacherry Kooveri Korome Kurumathur Kuttiyattoor Kuttiyeri Kuttor Malappattam Maniyoor Mayyil Morazha Naduvul Nediyanga Nuchiyad Padiyoor Panniyoor Pariyaram Pattuvam Payyannur Payyavoor Peralam Peringome Perinthatta Pulingome Ramanthali Sreekandapuram Tadikadavu Taliparamba Thimiri Thirumeni Udayagiri Vayakkara Vayathur Vellad Vellora Vellur

Kannur	Anjarakandi Azhikode North Azhikode South Baliapattam Cannanore I Cannanore II Chelora Chembilode Cherukkunnu Cheruthazham Chirakkal Edakkad Elayavoor Ezhome Iriveri Kadambur Kadannappally Kaliiasseri Kanhirode Kannadiparamba Kannapuram Kunhimangalam Madayi Makreri Mattool Mavilayi Munderi Muzhappilangad Narath Pallikkunnu Panapuzha Pappinisseri Puzhathi Valiyannur

Thalassery	Aralam Ayyamkunnu Chavasseri Cheruvancheri Chockli Dharmadam Eraholi Eruvatty Kadirur Kandamkunnu Kanichar Kannavam Kappad Keezhallur Keezhur Kelakam Kodiyeri Kolari Kolavallur Kolayad Koodali Kottayam Kottiyoor Kuthuparamba Manantheri Manathana Mangattidam Mokeri Muzhakunnu Paduvilayi Panniyannur Panoor Pathiriyad Pattannur Pattiam Payam Pazhassi Peringathur Pinarayi Puthur Sivapuram Tellicherry Thillankeri Thiruvangad Tholambra Triprangottur Vekkelam Vellarvalli Vilamana

See also: Places of worship, Educational institutions

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