Laarwijk
Laarwijk is a settlement and a former sugar plantation in the Commewijne District in Suriname. Laarwijk is situated along the Suriname River and can only be reached by boat (via Domburg).[1]
Laarwijk | |
|---|---|
  Laarwijk The location of Laarwijk in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 5°42′N 55°03′W | |
| Country |  |
| District | Commewijne |
| Resort | Meerzorg |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | circa 100 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
History
Laarwijk was founded in 1737.[2] The government bought the plantation on 5 August 1899, and allocated it for small-scale agriculture.[2] In 2020 plans were announced to build a bridge between Laarwijk and Domburg in order to develop the area, and relieve traffic congestion in Wanica and Commewijne.[3] Traffic up to now has to use the Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge between Paramaribo and Meerzorg.[4]
Economy
After years of political prevarication in January 2010, Laarwijk has received a connection to the electricity grid. A cable is pulled from Domburg under the Suriname River. A generator which was installed just before the elections in 1996, had never produced a single kilowatt.[1]
Notable people
- Eugène Drenthe (1925–2009), poet and playwright.[5]
References
- "Laarwijk". Green Rood Wit (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "Plantage Laarwijk". Suriname Plantage (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "PL wil met brug Domburg-Laarwijk landbouw ontwikkelingen". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "Infrastructuur". En Toen.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- Jones, Sam (2009-04-01). "In Memoriam: Eugène Drenthe". Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- Parts of the article have been translated from Laarwijk article on the Dutch Wikipedia, version on 27 May 2008.