Stoelmanseiland
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stoelmanseiland. Stoelmanseiland (or Stoelie[1]) is an island, and a village in the Paramacca resort of the Sipaliwini District in Suriname. It is located at the confluence of the Tapanahony River with the Lawa River which forms the Marowijne River,[2] and is also the border with French Guiana.[3] Stoelmanseiland was named after Philip Samuel Stoelman who founded a military outpost on the island in December 1791, during his fight against the Aluku.[4] During the Surinamese Interior War it was the headquarters of Ronnie Brunswijk's Jungle Commando.[5] Johannes King HospitalThe Moravian Church built the Johannes King Hospital, a medical clinic which opened on 29 May 1958.[6] It was named after Johannes King[7] who was the first Maroon missionary, and one of the earliest authors in Sranan Tongo.[8] The clinic is nowadays operated by Medische Zending.[6] TransportStoelmanseiland can be reached via Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip which is located on the island.[9] References
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