Voltzberg is a mountain in Suriname at . It is part of the Emma Range and is located in the

Sipaliwini District Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini is the only district that does not have a regional capital, as it is directly administered by the national government in Paramaribo. History Sipaliwini was created ...

. It is named after the German geologist

Friedrich Voltz Johann Friedrich Voltz (31 October 1817, Nördlingen - 25 June 1886, Munich) was a German landscape and animal painter of the Munich School. Life Voltz received his first art instruction from his father, Johann Michael Voltz, a painter and en ...

. Voltzberg used to form a nature reserve together with the close by Raleigh Falls. In 1998, it became part of the

Central Suriname Nature Reserve The Central Suriname Nature Reserve ( nl, Centraal Suriname Natuurreservaat (CSNR)) is a conservation unit in Suriname. It preserves an area of tropical rainforest. The reserve is in pristine condition. History The Central Suriname Nature Reserv ...

. The mountain rises from three sides and therefore looks very imposing, however it is much easier to climb than the neighbouring

Van Stockumberg Van Stockumberg is a mountain in Suriname at . It is part of the Emma Range and is located in the Sipaliwini District Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini is the only district that does not have a r ...

. The mountain is home to many monkeys. The mountain is popular with bird watchers with more than 400 different birds including the

Guianan cock-of-the-rock The Guianan cock-of-the-rock (''Rupicola rupicola'') is a species of cotinga, a passerine bird from South America. It is about in length and weighs about . It is found in tropical rainforests, near its preferred habitat of rocky outcrops. The ...

. The Voltzberg features on the 20

Surinamese dollar The Surinamese dollar (ISO 4217 code ''SRD'') has been the currency of Suriname since 2004. It is divided into 100 ''cent''. The Surinamese dollar is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign ''$'', or alternatively ''Sr$'' to distinguish it from ...

banknote.

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