Antriol | |
Other Name: | Entrejol |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Bonaire |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bonaire |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Public body |
Subdivision Name1: | Bonaire |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Kralendijk |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Total: | 3,811 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Antriol (also Entrejol)[1] is a neighbourhood of Kralendijk on the island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. It used to be a separate village which has merged into Kralendijk.[2]
Antriol was founded in 1626 by Spanish and Portuguese citizens who had been deported from Aruba and CuraƧao to Bonaire. It was originally named Al Interior (the interior) which was corrupted to Antriol or Entrejol.[3] The people of Antriol were mainly employed in the salt mines and lived in self-made houses. It wasn't until the 1930s, that concrete buildings started to be built.[4]
Our Lady of Coromoto Church is located in Antriol.[5]