Meerzorg
Sign in to saveMeerzorg (Sranan Tongo: Ansu) is a town and resort (municipality) in Suriname, located on the eastern bank of the Suriname River, directly opposite the capital Paramaribo. Its population at the 2012 census was 12,405. Since 2000 it has been connected to Paramaribo by the Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge, named after the former President Jules Wijdenbosch.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Meerzorg
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Resort
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 20006981 De Arya Samaj tempel in Meerzorg.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Arya Samaj Temple in Meerzorg (1964)
- Settlement.image_map
- Commewijne Resorts Suriname Neutral.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map showing the resorts of Commewijne District.
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Commewijne District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1081
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 12,405
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- AST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- -3
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1
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Meerzorg (Sranan Tongo: Ansu) is a town and resort (municipality) in Suriname, located on the eastern bank of the Suriname River, directly opposite the capital Paramaribo. Its population at the 2012 census was 12,405. Since 2000 it has been connected to Paramaribo by the Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge, named after the former President Jules Wijdenbosch.
==History== Meerzorg is named after the sugar plantation Meerzorg. The plantation was founded at the end of the 17th century, and was originally called Plantage Amsinck. On 10 October 1712, Jacques Cassard captured the plantation for France, and threatened Paramaribo across the Suriname river. Negotiations started, and on 27 October Cassard left with ƒ747,350 (€8.1 million in 2018) worth of goods and slaves. To protect Paramaribo and Commewijne from future attacks, Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam was constructed, and opened in 1747.