Meerzorg
Meerzorg is a town and resort 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.Photo: Humbert-L-Siegers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Zeelandia and Presidential Palace of Suriname.
Fort Zeelandia
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Zeelandia is a fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname. In 1640 the French built a wooden fort on the spot which, during British colonial period, was reinforced and became Fort Willoughby. It was taken by the Dutch in 1667 and renamed Fort Zeelandia.
Presidential Palace of Suriname
Government office
Photo: Ian Mackenzie, CC BY 2.0.
The Presidential Palace of Suriname is the presidential palace of Suriname in the capital of Paramaribo. It is located across from The Independence Square, which also houses the National Assembly of Suriname, the Congress building, the Court of Justice, and the Ministry of Finance.
Onafhankelijkheidsplein
Park
Photo: Forrestjunky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Onafhankelijkheidsplein is a town square in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. The square is situated in the historical inner city, near the Suriname River and the Presidential Palace of Suriname.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rainville and Beekhuizen.
Rainville
Village
Rainville is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 22,747. The Rainville resort is home to the Paramaribo Zoo. Rainville is situated 3 km north of Meerzorg.
Beekhuizen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beekhuizen is a former sugarcane plantation and currently a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 17,185. Beekhuizen is situated 3½ km west of Meerzorg.
Paramaribo
Photo: Rafaeljantz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paramaribo, often called Par'bo, is the lively capital and only city of the sparsely inhabited country of Suriname. Home to about 240,000 people, or over half of the country's population, this laid-back South American gem lies 15 km from the Atlantic Ocean.
Meerzorg
- Type: Village with 12,400 residents
- Description: village, resort and planatation in Commewijne, Suriname
- Categories: ressort of Suriname, plantation, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Commewijne District, Suriname, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.808° or 5° 48′ 29″ northLongitude
-55.14301° or 55° 8′ 35″ westPopulation
12,400Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)United Nations Location Code
SR MZGOpen location code
68Q6RV54+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 8945112887OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Meerzorg” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мерзорг”
- Catalan: “Meerzorg”
- Cebuano: “Meerzorg”
- Chinese: “梅尔佐格”
- Chinese: “梅爾佐格”
- Dutch: “Meersorgh”
- Dutch: “Meerzorg (plantage)”
- Dutch: “Meerzorg”
- French: “Meerzorg”
- German: “Meerzorg”
- Irish: “Meerzorg”
- Italian: “Meerzorg”
- Japanese: “ミーアゾーグ”
- Japanese: “メールゾルグ”
- Malayalam: “മീർസോർഗ്”
- Moksha: “Мэрзорг”
- Northern Frisian: “Meerzorg”
- Persian: “میرزگ”
- Polish: “Meerzorg”
- Portuguese: “Meerzorg”
- Russian: “Мерзорг”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Meerzorg”
- Spanish: “Meerzorg”
- Sranan Tongo: “Ansu”
- Ukrainian: “Мерзорг”
- Ukrainian: “Мерзорґ”
- Urdu: “میرزورگ”
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