Uitkijk

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Uitkijk
Village
The ferry and village of Uitkijk (1947)
The ferry and village of Uitkijk (1947)
Uitkijk is located in Suriname
Uitkijk
Uitkijk
Coordinates: 5°46′36″N 55°20′51″W / 5.776667°N 55.3475°W / 5.776667; -55.3475
Country Suriname
DistrictSaramacca District
ResortKampong Baroe
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Uitkijk is a village in the resort of Kampong Baroe in the Saramacca District of Suriname. The village is located on the Saramacca River.

History

The village started as a wood plantation,[1] In 1778, a military outpost was established at Uitkijk,[2] because of its strategic importance: all river traffic from Paramaribo heading west had to pass through Uitkijk.[3] Between 1789 and 1793, the Boni War was fought against runaway slaves. 44 of the captured slaves were born in the forest, and resettled in Uitkijk.[4] The military outpost does not exist any more, however the police station for the region is located in Uitkijk.[3]

In 1936, a road was constructed between Hamburg and Groningen which allowed cars to travel west from Paramaribo, however at Uitkijk, a ferry was needed across the Saramacca River.[3] In 2011, a bridge was opened.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Plantage De Uitkijk". Suriname Plantages (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Forten en verdedigingswerken". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Distrikt Saramacca 2". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  4. ^ Silvia W. de Groot (1998). "Het Korps Zwarte Jagers in Suriname collaboratie en opstand II". OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse Taalkunde, Letterkunde en Geschiedenis (in Dutch). p. 16. Retrieved 16 February 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ^ "Saramacca opgelucht met in gebruik name brug na zes jaar". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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