Kralendijk on Bonaire
Monday, 24 January 2022 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik General
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Fort Oranje Lighthouse in Kralendijk © flickr.com – Larry Syverson/cc-by-sa-2.0
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Kralendijk is the capital city and main port of the island of
Bonaire in the
Caribbean Netherlands . The language spoken in the town is
Papiamentu , but
Dutch and
English are widely used. As of 2017, the town had a population of 10,620. In Papiamentu, the town is often called
Playa or “beach”. Off the coast of Kralendijk lies the uninhabited island of
Klein Bonaire , noted for
diving and
snorkeling activities. This small island can be reached by
water taxi , or, for divers, by practically all of the local dive operators.
Fort Oranje was built in 1639 to defend Bonaire’s main harbor. The fort was extensively modified during the end of the seventeenth century. The English settlement of “Playa” was established adjacent to the fort in 1810. The town was named “Kralendijk” by the Dutch colonial rulers in 1830. On May 10, 1940, 461 Dutch and German citizens were transported to Bonaire and interned in a camp just south of the fort. After World War II , this camp was converted into a hotel, which is now the Divi Bonaire. The town of Kralendijk is a result of a merger of five villages: Antriol (Entrejol), Nikiboko, Noord Saliña, Playa, and Tera Kora.
Fort Oranje Lighthouse in Kralendijk © flickr.com - Larry Syverson/cc-by-sa-2.0
In addition to the stores on the main street (Kaya Grandi), there is a large food market (Cultimara) and a bakery (Exito) on Kaya L.D. Gerharts. There are two warehouse-type food markets on Kaya Industria, on the way to
Flamingo International Airport .
The “Public Beach”, also known as Windsock, is located 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) south of downtown at the west end of the runway of the
Flamingo International Airport . Another public beach is at the site of the Bonaire Sunset Beach Hotel about two kilometres (1.2 miles) north of downtown.
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InfoBonaire.com ,
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Wikipedia Kralendijk (
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