Batavia
Batavia is a park in Saramacca District, Suriname. Batavia is situated near the place of worship Kapel, as well as near the cemetery Peerke Donders (voormalig graf).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Batavia.
Batavia
Residential area
Batavia on the Coppename River in Suriname is a former cocoa plantation, military post and state leper colony of the Dutch colonists. Batavia functioned as a leper colony from 1824 to 1897, after which the location was completely abandoned.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boskamp.
Boskamp
Village
Boskamp is a town on the East-West Link in Suriname, in the central north of the country, in the Calcutta resort of the Saramacca District. It lies opposite to Jenny, to which it is connected via the Coppename bridge. Boskamp is situated 9 km north of Batavia.
Batavia
- Type: Park
- Denomination: Catholic
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Saramacca District, Suriname, South America
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Latitude
5.71134° or 5° 42′ 41″ north
Longitude
-55.87722° or 55° 52′ 38″ west
Open location code
68Q6P46F+G4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
“Batavia” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Batavia”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kapel and Peerke Donders (voormalig graf).
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Places to explore: Pelgrimshuis and Coppename punt.
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