Kronenburg, Suriname

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Kronenburg
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Kronenburg
Coordinates: 5°52′07″N55°00′31″W / 5.8687°N 55.0086°W / 5.8687; -55.0086 Coordinates: 5°52′07″N55°00′31″W / 5.8687°N 55.0086°W / 5.8687; -55.0086
CountryFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
District Commewijne District
Resorts Bakkie
Time zone UTC-3 (AST)

Kronenburg (also Kroonenburg) is a village in the Bakkie resort of the district of Commewijne in Suriname. Kroonenburg was originally a coffee and cotton plantation [1] founded in 1745 by Johannes van der Gaegh. [2]

Kroonenburg was established as a village in 1940, [3] and defined as the plantations Kronenburg, Rijnberk, Schaapstede, and Goede Vriendschap. [4] In 1949, the village had a population of 1,504 people. [5] In 1987, the village communities were dissolved, and Kroonenburg became part of the Bakkie resort (municipality). [6] In 2012, the population of the resort had declined to 447 people. [7]

Since 1948, the Hindu community centre of Shánti Dal is located in the village. [2] The plant extraction and seed company Surplant is located in the village. [8]

The village can be reached by ferry from Mon Tresor. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Plantage Kroonenburg" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Column Jan S. Soebhag – Aflevering 14: Verhaal nr. 4 een korte levensbeschrijving Van Rámmanorath Kártárám en het Verenigingsleven uit die tijd". Sarnami Huis (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Staten van Suriname". De West via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 10 June 1940. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Gouvernementsblad van de Kolonie Suriname (in Dutch). 1937. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Het district Commewijne". De West via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 22 April 1949. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Grondwet van de Republiek Suriname - HET REGIONAAL BESTUUR" (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Surplant". Surplant (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Distrikt Commewijne 2" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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