Marienburg, Suriname
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Mariënburg is a former sugarcane plantation, factory and village, situated in the district of Commewijne, in northern Suriname.
History
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] The Society wanted to establish a central sugarcane factory, which had to be able to handle the surrounding plantations. To support the incoming supply of sugarcane, a 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) railway was built, the first railway in Suriname.[3] On 23 October 1882, the cane processing factory opened. Soon after, one of the plantations dropped out, and the remaining production was not worthwhile. The NHM bought the plantations to keep the vast supplies of sugar running. On Mariënburg itself, sugarcane was also planted.[2]
The NHM took
The factory closed in 1986,[2] and the factory and its associated buildings are now a tourist attraction, despite the dilapidated state in which the site rests in.[6]
Transport
Mariënburg can be reached via
Notes
- ^ "Ambassades en consulaten in Suriname". Consul by (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Zielig verhaal van projectdrager Mariënburg (deel 1)". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Mariënburg Suriname". Suriname.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Hollands Maandblad. Jaargang 1996 (578-589)". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1996. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Gevallenen tijdens opstand plantage Mariënburg 1902 herdacht" (in Dutch). Obsession-Magazine. July 31, 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Bezienswaardigheden". Suriname voor Beginners (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Over Ons". Frederiksdorp.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
References
- Anne Blondé, Toekijan Soekardi: Plantage Mariënburg. Van koffiebes tot rum. Stichting LM Publishers, Arnhem 2013, ISBN 978-94 6022 265 8.
- C.F.A. Bruijning, J. Voorhoeve: Encyclopedie van Suriname. ISBN 90-10-01842-3, Page 394.
- ISBN 90-5429-086-2.
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