Katwijk, Suriname

Katwijk
Juliansi
Coffee plantation and village
Katwijk is located in Suriname
Katwijk
Katwijk
Position in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°51′48″N 54°59′46″W / 5.863333°N 54.996111°W / 5.863333; -54.996111
Country Suriname
DistrictCommewijne District
ResortAlkmaar
Area
 • Total3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Katwijk (Sranan Tongo: Juliansi[1]) is coffee plantation and village in the Alkmaar resort of the Commewijne District of Suriname. It is the only coffee plantation in Suriname which is still in operation.[2][3] During World War II, Katwijk was an internment camp for prostitutes.

  1. ^ "Plantage Katwijk". Suriname Plantages (in Dutch). 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "PLANTAGE KATWIJK MTB". Suriname Holidays (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Plantage Katwijk". Surgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 March 2021.