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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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A total of 32,965 Javanese immigrants went to Suriname. In 1954, 8,684 Javanese returned to Indonesia, with the rest remaining in Suriname. The census of 1972 counted 57,688 Javanese in Suriname, and in 2004 there were 71,879. In addition, in 2004 more than 60,000 people of mixed descent were recorded, with an unknown number of part Javanese ...
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 ...
Charles Godeffroy then took over the plantation. [4] In 1884, the plantation ceased its operation due to low sugar prices. [7] In 1894, the government bought the grounds in order to distribute it to small farmers. [4] The motivation was to entice the indentured workers from Java to remain in Suriname. [8] The Javanese still form the largest ...
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]