Groningen only began to grow after 1960. Around that time the East-West Link, a road linking Albina via Paramaribo to Nieuw Nickerie was built. This let Groningen become accessible by road.
The town features: an office of the district commissioner; a post office; an office for the police commander, an office of the State health foundation(SZF) and the J. Eliazer football stadium, named after the founder of the Football Federation of Saramacca and president.[2] There is also a Moravian Church and a Roman Catholic church.
In 1910, a nursing home for yaws sufferers was established. It was closed after it was discovered that the disease could be cured within days by applying Salvarsan.[3]
A pentagonal fort was built on this site in 1790, which was named by Governor Jan Wichers, after his birthplace in Groningen, Groningen. Across the river was a leper colony by the name of Voorzorg, meaning 'precaution'. Fort Groningen was part of a cordon of forts. However the fort itself had only a few plantations and therefore was not very developed. There were plans to expand the fort and build a town that would be called Columbia, however not much more than the fort itself, a few blocks, a cemetery and an 1830s Moravian Church was ever built.[4] During his time as a soldier in Suriname (1836–1842), August Kappler described the area, and notes about Groningen that "on this place (...) a city would be built. Several streets have been laid out (...); however for the main issue, houses, one searches in vain."[5] The fort was rediscovered in 2011.[6]
Colonisation attempt
At the end of 1845 the survivors of a group of Dutch farmers, led by Pastor Arend van den Brandhof, arrived in Groningen. They emigrated to Suriname from the Dutch province of Groningen to help build a new life on the other side of the Saramacca River. Within six months nearly two hundred people had died of typhus and/or yellow fever and the remainder resettled across the river in Groningen. Countless other settlers died.[4] From 1849 small groups of survivors began to move to the areas of Kwatta and Uitvlugt near Paramaribo. Colonisation was considered a failure in 1853, when there was a total of 43 people left living in Groningen. The following year their leader, Arend van den Brandhof [nl], departed, heading back to the Netherlands.[7] His wife, Anna Pannekoek, had died in 1845 and been buried in the cemetery in Groningen. Pannekoekstraat, a street running through Groningen, is named after her.[8] When the districts were established in 1863, Groningen became the capital of the Saramacca district. Van den Brandhof's house, now left alone, became the residence of the district commissioner. In 1945 a monument was built to commemorate the presence of the Boeroes in Groningen. It was unveiled on 20 June 1945.[9] On the 150-year anniversary in 1995, descendants of the Boeroes donated a medical laboratory to Groningen.[3]
^"Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^"Eliazer, Jacques, Jean; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". Alberga, Paramaribo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ ab"Distrikt Saramacca". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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^A. Kappler (1854). Zes jaren in Suriname(PDF) (in Dutch). Utrecht. p. 137. Retrieved 4 January 2022. Op deze plaats (...) zou eene stad gebouwd worden (...) Er zijn eenige straten aangelegd (...); doch naar de hoofdzaak, te weten huizen, zoekt men te vergeefs.
^"Fort uit 1790 in Saramacca ontdekt". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^"Het debacle van een dorpspredikant". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 13 March 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^"Eerbetoon aan oud-Elsterse Anna Pannekoek". De Rijn Post (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^"Papieren paradijs-tour: pendelen langs de plaatsen van Anna Pannekoek". Eva (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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groningen, suriname, confused, with, groningen, groningen, capital, town, saramacca, district, suriname, groningentown, resortgroningen, before, 1929, groningenlocation, surinamecoordinates, 80000, 46667, 80000, 46667, coordinates, 80000, 46667, 80000, 46667co. Not to be confused with Groningen Groningen is the capital town of the Saramacca District Suriname GroningenTown and resortGroningen before 1929 GroningenLocation in SurinameCoordinates 5 48 0 N 55 28 0 W 5 80000 N 55 46667 W 5 80000 55 46667 Coordinates 5 48 0 N 55 28 0 W 5 80000 N 55 46667 W 5 80000 55 46667CountrySurinameDistrictSaramacca DistrictFounded1790Area Total57 km2 22 sq mi Elevation9 m 30 ft Population 2012 1 Total2 818 Density49 km2 130 sq mi Groningen only began to grow after 1960 Around that time the East West Link a road linking Albina via Paramaribo to Nieuw Nickerie was built This let Groningen become accessible by road The town features an office of the district commissioner a post office an office for the police commander an office of the State health foundation SZF and the J Eliazer football stadium named after the founder of the Football Federation of Saramacca and president 2 There is also a Moravian Church and a Roman Catholic church In 1910 a nursing home for yaws sufferers was established It was closed after it was discovered that the disease could be cured within days by applying Salvarsan 3 Contents 1 History 2 Colonisation attempt 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditA pentagonal fort was built on this site in 1790 which was named by Governor Jan Wichers after his birthplace in Groningen Groningen Across the river was a leper colony by the name of Voorzorg meaning precaution Fort Groningen was part of a cordon of forts However the fort itself had only a few plantations and therefore was not very developed There were plans to expand the fort and build a town that would be called Columbia however not much more than the fort itself a few blocks a cemetery and an 1830s Moravian Church was ever built 4 During his time as a soldier in Suriname 1836 1842 August Kappler described the area and notes about Groningen that on this place a city would be built Several streets have been laid out however for the main issue houses one searches in vain 5 The fort was rediscovered in 2011 6 Colonisation attempt EditAt the end of 1845 the survivors of a group of Dutch farmers led by Pastor Arend van den Brandhof arrived in Groningen They emigrated to Suriname from the Dutch province of Groningen to help build a new life on the other side of the Saramacca River Within six months nearly two hundred people had died of typhus and or yellow fever and the remainder resettled across the river in Groningen Countless other settlers died 4 From 1849 small groups of survivors began to move to the areas of Kwatta and Uitvlugt near Paramaribo Colonisation was considered a failure in 1853 when there was a total of 43 people left living in Groningen The following year their leader Arend van den Brandhof nl departed heading back to the Netherlands 7 His wife Anna Pannekoek had died in 1845 and been buried in the cemetery in Groningen Pannekoekstraat a street running through Groningen is named after her 8 When the districts were established in 1863 Groningen became the capital of the Saramacca district Van den Brandhof s house now left alone became the residence of the district commissioner In 1945 a monument was built to commemorate the presence of the Boeroes in Groningen It was unveiled on 20 June 1945 9 On the 150 year anniversary in 1995 descendants of the Boeroes donated a medical laboratory to Groningen 3 See also EditGroningen disambiguation References Edit Resorts in Suriname Census 2012 PDF Retrieved 18 May 2020 Eliazer Jacques Jean De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie 1893 1988 Alberga Paramaribo Retrieved 9 February 2016 a b Distrikt Saramacca Suriname nu in Dutch Retrieved 4 January 2022 a b Groningen Boeroes in Dutch Retrieved 4 January 2022 A Kappler 1854 Zes jaren in Suriname PDF in Dutch Utrecht p 137 Retrieved 4 January 2022 Op deze plaats zou eene stad gebouwd worden Er zijn eenige straten aangelegd doch naar de hoofdzaak te weten huizen zoekt men te vergeefs Fort uit 1790 in Saramacca ontdekt Star Nieuws in Dutch Retrieved 4 January 2022 Het debacle van een dorpspredikant Reformatorisch Dagblad in Dutch 13 March 2003 Retrieved 4 January 2022 Eerbetoon aan oud Elsterse Anna Pannekoek De Rijn Post in Dutch Retrieved 4 January 2021 Papieren paradijs tour pendelen langs de plaatsen van Anna Pannekoek Eva in Dutch Retrieved 4 January 2022 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Groningen Suriname Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Groningen Suriname amp oldid 1095666357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
