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Katwijk (Sranan Tongo: Juliansi [1]) is coffee plantation and village in the Alkmaar resort of the Commewijne District of Suriname. It is the only coffee plantation in Suriname which is still in operation. [2] [3] During World War II, Katwijk was an internment camp for prostitutes.
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]
Main menu. Main menu. move to sidebar hide. Navigation Main page; Contents; Current events; ... Map of Suriname. This is a list of cities and towns in Suriname: [1 ...
Leatherback sea turtle on the beach near the village of Galibi (from Suriname) Image 50 Maroon village, Suriname River , 1955 (from History of Suriname ) Image 51 A rice field in Nickerie District (from Suriname )
Elisabeth Samson (c. 1715 – 21 April 1771) was an Afro-Surinamese coffee plantation owner. She was born in about 1715 in Paramaribo to a freed slave, known as Mariana. All of her other siblings had been born as slaves and were emancipated by her half-brother Charlo Jansz.
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This proximity is often perceived to symbolize the peaceful coexistence of religious communities in Suriname. [ 1 ] The Keizerstraat is predominantly commercial near the Suriname River , turning more residential as one advances to the north east, changing its name in Verlengde Keizerstraat (Extended Keizerstraat), before ending near a cluster ...
Nickerie is a district of Suriname, on the north-west coast.Nickerie's capital city is Nieuw-Nickerie.Another town is Wageningen.The district borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the Surinamese district of Coronie to the east, the Surinamese district of Sipaliwini to the south and the region of East Berbice-Corentyne in Guyana to the west.