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Meerzorg has been designated as a regional centre, and suburban area for
Paramaribo, and there have been many building projects in the early 21st century. In 2006, the plan Richelieu was announced to build 4,000 houses at the location of the former plantation in corporation with the Development
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plantation located to the south of the town of
Meerzorg. It is one of the oldest plantations. The exact year of founding is not known, but it was soon after 1692. The plantation remained in production until 1998. The plantation has been transformed into a 700
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ferry would connect
Meerzorg with Paramaribo. On 26 August 1907, the plans were cancelled, and the owner was thinking of selling the plantation. In 1915, the plantation was bought by the government to be repurposed for
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Meerzorg is named after the sugar plantation
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cinema, which opened on 28 November 1958. As of 2013, the cinema was in a dilapidated condition with broken windows.
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Meerzorg was also home to the Cinema Ansoe, a unique wooden
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Suriname: koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad via
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