Scharloo
Scharloo
Skálo | ||
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Neighbourhood | ||
Country Curaçao | | |
City | Willemstad | |
Population (2011)[1] | ||
• Total | 523 |
Scharloo (
History
Scharloo started in 1634
From 1850 onwards, Scharloo started to develop. In 1861, the city walls were demolished, and a bridge was built in 1881 connecting Scharloo with Pietermaai.[4]
From 1870 onwards, wealthy Jewish merchants started to build villas in Scharloo.[2] The hurricane of 1877 which destroyed a large part of Pietermaai,[6] accelerated the growth of the neighbourhood.[2] and Scharloo quickly became the wealthiest part of the city.[6]
During the 1960s, Scharloo started to decline with many of its inhabitants moving to the suburbs.
Scharlooweg
Scharlooweg is the main street of the neighbourhood,[11] and has the largest and most luxurious villas of Scharloo. The buildings have been constructed in Spanish style around a patio with often a fountain in the middle.[2]
Bolo di Batrei (Wedding Cake) on Scharlooweg 77 is the most famous building of the street. Elias Salomon Levy Maduro was the son of the founder of
References
- ^ "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Onze gebouwen". Nationaal Archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Historische Wijken". Curacao.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b Buurtprofiel Scharloo 2011, p. 8.
- ^ Benjamins & Snelleman 1917, p. 747.
- ^ a b Benjamins & Snelleman 1917, p. 748.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Scharloo 2011, p. 9.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Scharloo 2011, p. 10.
- ^ "Maritiem Museum op Curaçao". ABC Eilanden (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "About us". Curacao Maritime (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Scharloo 2011, p. 28.
Bibliography
- Benjamins, Herman Daniël; Snelleman, Johannes (1917). Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië (in Dutch). Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers – via Digital Library for Dutch Literature.
- Buurtprofiel Scharloo (2011). "Buurtprofiel Scharloo" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch).