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In 1745, Mariënburg was founded as a sugar plantation by Maria de la Jaille. After several owner changes, the plantation became a coffee plantation in the 19th century. In 1882, the plantation, which had been abandoned, was purchased by the Netherlands Trading Society (NHM). [ 2 ]
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Marienburg Castle (Hildesheim), a castle in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony; Köln-Marienburg, a district of Rodenkirchen in the city of Cologne; A former castle and monastery on the River Moselle; Marienburg Airport (currently a park), an airport in Nuremberg before the construction of the Nuremberg Airport
In 1890, the influential Netherlands Trading Society, owner of the plantation Mariënburg in Suriname, undertook a test to attract Javanese indentured workers from the Dutch East Indies. Until then, primarily Indian indentured workers from British India worked at the Surinamese plantations as field and factory workers.
Plantation in Suriname door Dirk Valkenburg, 1707. Joan or Johan van Scharphuysen, Scharphuizen or Jan van Scherpenhuizen (died 15 January 1699) was a Dutch colonist, a judge in Suriname, a slave-trader, colonial governor from 1689 to 1696 on behalf of the Society of Surinam, (Sociëteit van Suriname) and a considerable plantation-owner.
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Johan & Margaretha or sometimes just Margaretha is a resort in Suriname, located in the Commewijne District. Its population at the 2012 census was 756. [1] It is located along a peninsula northeast of Paramaribo. It is named after the coffee plantation Johan & Margaretha which was founded in 1745 by Johan Knöffel. [2]
Commewijne is a district of Suriname, located on the right bank of the Suriname River. Commewijne's capital city is Nieuw Amsterdam. Tamanredjo is another major town, while Meerzorg is the most populated. [1] The district has a population of 31,420 and an area of 2,353 km 2. [1]