Leonsberg
Leonsberg is a hamlet in Paramaribo District, Suriname. Leonsberg is situated nearby to the village Nieuw Amsterdam, as well as near the neighborhood Palm Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam and Embassy of the United States.
Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam
Photo: Jakob van der Schley, Public domain.
Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam is a fort in Suriname built from 1734 to 1747 at the confluence of the Suriname and Commewijne rivers. It is open to the public as an open-air museum.
Embassy of the United States
Government office
Photo: Sn.fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Embassy of the United States is a government office, which is situated 3 km west of Leonsberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nieuw Amsterdam and Noord.
Nieuw Amsterdam
Village
Nieuw Amsterdam is the capital of the Commewijne District in Suriname. It is a small coastal town situated at the confluence of the Suriname River and Commewijne River, just across from Paramaribo, the country's capital.
Noord
Village
Noord is a resort in Suriname, located in the Para District. Its population at the 2012 census was 9,703. Noord is mainly an agricultural area, and has a school. Noord is situated 3 km southwest of Leonsberg.
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 6 km southwest of Leonsberg.
Leonsberg
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Leonsburg”
- Category: locality
- Location: Paramaribo District, Suriname, South America
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Latitude
5.86925° or 5° 52′ 9″ northLongitude
-55.10264° or 55° 6′ 10″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
68Q6VV9W+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8955208399OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3383706
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In Other Languages
“Leonsberg” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Leonsberg”
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