Kronenburg, Suriname

Kronenburg
Village
House in Kronenburg
Kronenburg
Coordinates: 5.8687°N 55.0086°W / 5.8687; -55.0086
Country	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]

References

1. "Plantage Kroonenburg" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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). 6 May 2018. 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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