Benzdorp
Sign in to saveBenzdorp is a village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is named after the Dutch consul and bullion dealer Henry Albert Wilhelm Benz (1889–1962).
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Place details
- Locality
- Benzdorp
- Region
- Sipaliwini
- Country
- Suriname
- Population
- 120
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Benzdorp
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Benzdorp DSC04646.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Suriname
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Suriname
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Suriname
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sipaliwini District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Resort (municipality)
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Suriname
- Located in
- Sipaliwini District
- Elevation
- +99
- Time zone
- time in Argentina
- Body of water
- Lawa River
- Image
- Benzdorp DSC04646.JPG
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Notable landmark
- History
- Notable disasters
- References
Benzdorp is a village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is named after the Dutch consul and bullion dealer Henry Albert Wilhelm Benz (1889–1962).
== Geography == The village lies in the jungle of the Tapanahony resort, near the Lawa River that forms the border with French Guiana, an overseas region and further north, in the Marowijne. Near Benzdorp is the rapids of Oemankrassiabra. Downstream (to the North) lies the town of Cottica and upstream is Anapaike. To the east is Nouveau Wakapou. To the Southeast, across the Lawa River is the French Guyanese commune of Maripasoula.