Voorburg
Voorburg is a neighborhood in Commewijne District, Suriname. Voorburg is situated nearby to the neighborhood Zoelen, as well as near the village Nieuw Amsterdam.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam.
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. Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam is situated 2½ km west of Voorburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nieuw Amsterdam and Mariënburg.
Nieuw Amsterdam
Village
Mariënburg
Hamlet
Photo: Gonggrijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mariënburg is a former sugarcane plantation, factory and village, situated in the district of Commewijne, in northern Suriname. Mariënburg is situated 3 km east of Voorburg.
Johan & Margaretha
Village
Johan & Margaretha or sometimes just Margaretha is a resort in Suriname, located in the Commewijne District. Its population at the 2012 census was 756. Johan & Margaretha is situated 3½ km east of Voorburg.
Voorburg
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Commewijne District, Suriname, South America
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Latitude
5.8829° or 5° 52′ 58″ northLongitude
-55.06958° or 55° 4′ 11″ westOpen location code
68Q6VWMJ+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 8945183443OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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