The Ferry terminal Leonsberg ( nl, Veersteiger Leonsberg) is a ferry jetty in the north of

Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname' ...

, Suriname. From here various private operators offer transport service the other side of the Suriname river and the

Commewijne River Commewijne River (Sranan Tongo: ''Kawina-liba'') is a river in northern Suriname. It originates in the hills of the Commewijne District and flows northwards until it receives the meandering Cottica River from the right and then runs westward un ...

History

The construction of the terminal was commissioned in 1913 and shortly after constructed with the aim to start a daily ferry service between the plantations and . The first ferry was a motorboat called the "Veerpont No. 1. This daily service was terminated in 1952. Since 1952 various operators offer on demand crossings. Current service include Nieuw Amsterdam and

Braamspunt Braamspunt is a nature reserve, fishing village, and a former military outpost in the Johan & Margaretha resort of the Commewijne District of Suriname. Braamspunt is the most western point of the Commewijne District at the combined mouth of the ...

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