Klaaskreek is a

resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort ...

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 ...

, located in the

Brokopondo District Brokopondo is a district of Suriname. Its capital city is Brokopondo; other towns include Brownsweg and Kwakoegron. The district has a population of 15,909, and an area of 7,364 square kilometres. History The Brokopondo district was establish ...

. Its population at the 2012 census was 2,124. Located northeast of Brokopondo, the main town is Reinsdorp. In 2007, a technical training centre in biological agriculture was established at Klaaskreek to teach locals about enhancing agriculture in the area.

History

Around 1860 an expedition lead by J. Rosenberg set out to discover

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. Even though some gold was discovered near Victoria, the government decided not pursue the matter. Rosenberg however persisted, established the ''New-York and Surinam Company'', and finally received a concession in 1870. The company failed it meet its objectives, and the concession was nullified in 1874. Klaaskreek is situated in the proximity of the

Brokopondo Reservoir The Brokopondo Reservoir, officially named Professor Doctor Ingenieur W. J. van Blommestein Meer, and also called the Brokopondostuwmeer, is a large reservoir in Suriname. It is named after the Surakarta-born Dutch hydrological engineer Willem ...

. In 1958 Klaaskreek was designated as one of the transmigration towns for the inhabitants of the area that was flooded after the construction of the

Afobaka Dam The Afobaka Dam is an embankment dam with a main gravity dam section on the Suriname River near Afobaka in Brokopondo District of Suriname. The primary purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectric power and it supports a 180 MW power stati ...

, and the main settlement for people from

Ganzee Ganzee (also Gansee) is a former village in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. The village was home to Maroon people, Maroons of the Saramaka tribe, and located on the Suriname River. In 1965, the village was flooded after the construction of the ...

. Klaaskreek is a tribal area mainly inhabited by

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. Klaaskreek has a school, police station,

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company., river

, and a beach called Benastrand.

Medische Zending Medische Zending Primary Health Care Suriname, commonly known as Medische Zending (Dutch for "medical mission") or MZ is a Surinamese charitable organization offering primary healthcare to remote villages in the interior of Suriname. History The ...

operates a clinic in the town.

Towns

Other villages in the resort include Berg en Dal, Kapasikélé,

Njun Lombe Nieuw-Lombe (also: ''Nieuw-Lombé''; Saramaccan: ''Njun-Lombe'') is a village in the resort of Klaaskreek in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. The village is located on the Suriname River, and is inhabitated by Saramaka maroons. Nieuw-Lombe is a ...

, Mujékiki, and Reinsdorp. In 1960, an agriculture pilot project was started in Brokobaka,

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. The project lead to a

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plantation and factory in the former plantation of Victoria. however the

Surinamese Interior War The Surinamese Interior War ( nl, Binnenlandse Oorlog) was a civil war waged in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname between 1986 and 1992. It was fought by the Tucayana Amazonas led by Thomas Sabajo and the Jungle Commando led by Ronnie Brunswij ...

and lethal yellowing resulted in the closure of the factory in 1996.

References

{{Surinamese District Brokopondo Resorts of Suriname Populated places in Brokopondo District