Official Name: | Kronenburg |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Suriname |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Suriname |
Subdivision Name1: | Commewijne District |
Subdivision Type2: | Resorts |
Subdivision Name2: | Bakkie |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | 5.8687°N -55.0086°W |
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]