{{Infobox settlement | name = Brievengat | settlement_type = Neighbourhood | image_skyline = File:Collectie Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen TM-20029182 Landhuis Ronde Klip, nabij Brievengat Curacao Dhr. J.D. (Jaap) de Jonge (Fotograaf).jpg | image_caption = Ronde Klip estate in Brievengat | pushpin_map = Curaçao | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Curaçao | pushpin_label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|12.14806|-68.89437|region:CW|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = State | subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Curaçao | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = Willemstad | area_footnotes = {{sfn|Buurtprofiel Brievengat|2011|p=12}} | area_total_km2 = 4.93 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://curacaodata.cbs.cw/census-2011 |title=Census 2011|website=Central Bureau of Statistics|access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2011 | population_total = 4,695 | population_density_km2 = auto }}
'''Brievengat''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbrivə(ŋ)ˌɣɑt}}) is a neighbourhood of Willemstad in Curaçao.{{sfn|Buurtprofiel Brievengat|2011|p=3}} It is located to the north of the centre of the capital, Willemstad, and to the east of the Hato International Airport.
==Overview== The origin of the name Brievengat (English: Letter hole) is unclear. It was first mentioned in 1708 in a will as the name of a plantation.{{sfn|Buurtprofiel Brievengat|2011|p=8}} The ground was very fertile, and the plantation flourished until 1877 when a hurricane destroyed the buildings, and killed about 75% of the animals. In 1924, the terrain was sold to Royal Dutch Shell who in turn sold it in 1954 to the monument trust who restored the buildings.{{sfn|Buurtprofiel Brievengat|2011|p=10}} In 1956, construction started of a residential neighbourhood with 1,400 houses on the former plantation grounds.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=brievengat&coll=ddd&page=1&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=1%7C20e_eeuw%7C1950-1959%7C&identifier=ddd:010988295:mpeg21:a0009&resultsidentifier=ddd:010988295:mpeg21:a0009&rowid=2 |title=Project "Brievengat" in uitvoering |website=Amigoe di Curacao |date=1 October 1956 |language=nl|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>
==Landhuis Brievengat== The estate was built in the 18th century. The kitchen dates from the 19th century. The estate has a rectangular shape with galleries on the front and rear of the building. On the side of the buildings are two towers. The buildings has been designed a monument.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://curacaomonuments.org/sites/landhuisbrievengat-kaya-wilfred-pieters-z-n-willemstad/ |title=Landhuis Brievengat, Kaya Wilfred Pieters z.n., Willemstad |website=Curaçao Monuments |access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> The estate is nowadays in use as an entertainment centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brievengat.com/ |title=Landhuis Brievengat Entertainment Center|website=Brievengat|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref>
==Notable people== * Yurendell DeCaster (born 1979), Dutch professional baseball player.{{cn|date=November 2022}}
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==Bibliography== *{{cite web|url=https://gobiernu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Brievengat.pdf |title=Buurtprofiel Brievengat|last1=Buurtprofiel Brievengat|year=2011|website=Government of Curaçao|language=nl}}
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Category:Populated places in Curaçao Category:Willemstad
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