Batavia, Suriname
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Batavia on the Coppename River in Suriname is a former cocoa plantation, military post and state leper colony of the Dutch colonists. Batavia functioned as a leper colony from 1824 to 1897, after which the location was completely abandoned. Since 2001 it has been redeveloped as a place of pilgrimage and tourism.
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Batavia | |
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Coordinates: 5°42′41″N 55°52′37″W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Saramacca District |
Resort (municipality) | Calcutta |
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