Nieuw Rotterdam was the capital of the

Nickerie District Nickerie is a district of Suriname, on the north-west coast. Nickerie's capital city is Nieuw-Nickerie. Another town is Wageningen. The district borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the Surinamese district of Coronie to the east, the Suriname ...

in Suriname, built on the right bank of the

Nickerie River The Nickerie River is a river in the northwestern part of Suriname. The river originates in the Bakhuis Mountains and then flows to the North where it forms part of the border between the Coronie and Nickerie districts. The river then turns Wes ...

. Around 1875, this town got flooded by the sea. In 1879, on the left bank of the Nickerie River, the current capital

Nieuw Nickerie Nieuw Nickerie. Retrieved 17 November 2009. is the third largest city in Suriname with a population estimated at . It is the capital city of the Nickerie district, and the terminus of the East-West Link. Nieuw Nickerie lies on the mouth of the ...

was built, and Nieuw Rotterdam was formally abolished as a town a century later on 8 August 1979. The settlement was built around 1820, and peaked in the 1860s. The town laid on the right bank of the mouth of the river Nickerie, on a narrow strip of land between the river and the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

at a point called Cordonspunt. The town was largely populated by traders who trade proficient with the neighboring Guyana, and was called "Eldorado of the smugglers". Nieuw Rotterdam was built in two perpendicular streets, including the Kerkstraat, which ran from south to north and ended with the tower of the church. The council also had several houses, a fortified military post and barracks. The first storm came in 1866, and in 1875 there was another, which marks the end of Nieuw Rotterdam.Distrikt Nickerie info 2
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