Kronenburg, Suriname

Kronenburg
Kronenburg
	Village
	House in Kroonenburg
	Kronenburg
	Coordinates: 5.8675°N 54.9975°W
Country	Suriname
District	Commewijne District
Resorts	Bakkie
Time zone	UTC-3 (AST)

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]

Kronenburg was merged with Rijnberk, Schaapstede, and Goede Vriendschap into the village communion Kroonenburg.[3] 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.[4] The village can be reached by ferry from Mon Tresor.[5]

References

"Plantage Kroonenburg" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Column Jan S. Soebhag – Aflevering 14: Verhaal nr. 4 een korte levensbeschrijving Van Rámmanorath Kártárám en het Verenigingsleven uit die tijd". Sarnami Huis (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Surplant". Surplant (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Distrikt Commewijne 2" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.

External links

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[1] "Plantage Kroonenburg" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.

[shanti-2] "Column Jan S. Soebhag – Aflevering 14: Verhaal nr. 4 een korte levensbeschrijving Van Rámmanorath Kártárám en het Verenigingsleven uit die tijd". Sarnami Huis (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.

[4] "Surplant". Surplant (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.

[5] "Distrikt Commewijne 2" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.