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

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

. From here various private operators offer transport service the other side of the

Suriname river The Suriname River (Dutch: ''Surinamerivier'') is 480 km long and flows through the country Suriname. Its sources are located in the Guiana Highlands on the border between the Wilhelmina Mountains and the Eilerts de Haan Mountains (where it i ...

and the Commewijne River.

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.

References

Buildings and structures in Paramaribo Water transport Transport in Suriname {{ferry-stub