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Groot Piscadera

Coordinates: 12°09′22″N 68°58′00″W / 12.1561°N 68.9668°W / 12.1561; -68.9668
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Groot Piscadera
Julianadorp
Neighbourhood
Julianadorp (1955)
Julianadorp (1955)
Groot Piscadera is located in Curaçao
Groot Piscadera
Groot Piscadera
Location in Curaçao
Coordinates: 12°09′22″N 68°58′00″W / 12.1561°N 68.9668°W / 12.1561; -68.9668
StateKingdom of the Netherlands
CountryCuraçao
CityWillemstad
Area
 • Total3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total2,822
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)

Groot Piscadera is a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. 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

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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

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Royal Dutch Shell started to bring large numbers of 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 12.
  2. ^ "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 8.
  4. ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 10.
  5. ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 11.
  6. ^ "Einde tijdperk raffinaderij Isla op Curaçao nabij?". Caribisch Network NTR (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 13.
  8. ^ a b "Ontwikkeling huisvesting op Curaçao door Shell". National Archive of Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ Anil Ramdas (1992). De papegaai, de stier en de klimmende bougainvillea. Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij. p. 120. ISBN 90 234 3282 7.
  10. ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 14.

Bibliography

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