Groot Piscadera
Groot Piscadera
Julianadorp | |
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Neighbourhood | |
![]() Julianadorp (1955) | |
Coordinates: 12°09′22″N 68°58′00″W / 12.1561°N 68.9668°W | |
State | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Country | Curaçao |
City | Willemstad |
Area | |
• Total | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,822 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Groot Piscadera is a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao. It is better known as Julianadorp, a villa ward built by Royal Dutch Shell for its employees. Julianadorp is officially part of Groot Piscadera.[3]
History
[edit]Groot Piscadera was a plantation from the late 17th century, and was owned by Dutch West Indies Company. In 1707, the plantation was rented to planters.[4] In 1928, Groot Piscadera and Klein Hofje were bought by Royal Dutch Shell and used as a water extraction area.[5] The University of Curaçao was built in Groot Piscadera in the 1970s.[1]
Julianadorp
[edit]Royal Dutch Shell started to bring large numbers workers, teachers, civil servants and businessmen to Curaçao to work at their oil refinery or provide services for the employees.[6] In October 1929, 40 houses were constructed in Groot Piscadera.[7] Between 1945 until 1955,[7] Julianadorp and Emmastad were constructed as residential neighbourhoods for the employees of Royal Dutch Shell.[8]
Julianadorp consisted of luxurious villas aligned along the trade winds for ventilation.[8] It was a segregated and gated community where blacks and coloureds were only allowed entry with a special pass.[9] In the 1960s, Shell started selling the houses, and by 1985, all houses had become private property.[7] Julianadorp is no longer gated, and has been integrated in Groot Piscadera.[10]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 12.
- ^ "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 8.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 10.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 11.
- ^ "Einde tijdperk raffinaderij Isla op Curaçao nabij?". Caribisch Network NTR (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 13.
- ^ a b "Ontwikkeling huisvesting op Curaçao door Shell". National Archive of Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Anil Ramdas (1992). De papegaai, de stier en de klimmende bougainvillea. Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij. p. 120. ISBN 90 234 3282 7.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 14.
Bibliography
[edit]- Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera (2011). "Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch).