Ferry terminal Leonsberg
{{short description|Ferry jetty in Suriname}}
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|locale = Blauwgrond, Paramaribo
Suriname
|waterway = Suriname River
|transit_type = Passenger ferry
Excursions
Sightseeing
|began_operation = 1913
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|lines = Nieuw Amsterdam, Braamspunt
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The Ferry terminal Leonsberg ({{langx|nl|Veersteiger Leonsberg}}) is a ferry jetty in the north of Paramaribo, Suriname.{{Cite web|url=http://publicworks.gov.sr/actueel/2020/aanvang-rehabilitatie-steigers-leonsberg-platte-brug-en-montresor/|title=Aanvang rehabilitatie steigers Leonsberg, Platte Brug en Montresor|access-date=2020-12-04|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803053010/http://publicworks.gov.sr/actueel/2020/aanvang-rehabilitatie-steigers-leonsberg-platte-brug-en-montresor/|url-status=dead}} From here various private operators offer transport service the other side of the Suriname river and the Commewijne River.
History
The construction of the terminal was commissioned in 1913 and shortly after constructed with the aim to start a daily ferry service between the plantations {{ill|Leonsberg|nl}} and {{ill|Voorburg (plantation)|nl|Voorburg (plantage)|lt=Voorburg}}. The first ferry was a motorboat called the "Veerpont No. 1.{{Cite news |date=1913-07-22 |title=Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010341371:mpeg21:p002 |access-date=2024-09-03 |work=Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad}} This daily service was terminated in 1952.{{cite web|title=OUDE VEERDIENSTEN NAAR COMMEWIJNE. – Plantage Jagtlust|url=http://plantagejagtlust.nl/?p=118|accessdate=2020-12-04|language=nl}} Since 1952, various operators offer on demand crossings. Current service include Nieuw Amsterdam{{cite web|url=https://groenroodwit.nl/2013/02/fort-nieuw-amsterdam-suriname/ |title=Fort Nieuw Amsterdam: Lichtschepen en kanonnen|website=Groen Rood Wit|access-date=14 January 2022|language=nl}} and Braamspunt.{{cite web|url=https://suriname-tour.com/braamspunt-nachttour/ |title=Braamspunt zeeschildpadden nachttour|website=Suriname Tour|access-date=14 January 2022|language=nl}}
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{{Coord|5|52|11.708|N|55|5|58.733|W|type:city_scale:1000|display=title}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Paramaribo
Category:Transport in Suriname
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