Kronenburg, Suriname Explained

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]

References

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