Ganzee

{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Ganzee |other_name = Gansee |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Former village |motto = |image_skyline = File:De leriman (onderwijzerevangelist) met zijn vrouw voor hun huis in Ganzee, Bestanddeelnr 252-5872.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = The teacher and his wife in front of their house in Ganzee (1947) |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Suriname |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Suriname}} |subdivision_type1 = District |subdivision_name1 = Brokopondo District |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = 1960 |population_footnotes = <ref name="werkgroep">{{cite news|url=https://werkgroepcaraibischeletteren.nl/rond-het-sterfbed-van-mijn-dorp/ |title=Rond het sterfbed van mijn dorp|website=Werkgroep Caraibische Letteren|access-date=15 February 2021|language=nl}}</ref> |population_note = |population_total = circa 1,200 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = AST |utc_offset = -3 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|4|50|N|55|6|W|region:SR|display=inline, title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Ganzee''' (also '''Gansee''') is a former village in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. The village was home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe, and located on the Suriname River. In 1965, the village was flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam.<ref name="werkgroep"/>

==History== The village was founded in the interior of Suriname by runaway slaves. From 1765 onwards, the Moravian Church embarked on missionary activities among the maroons. First the focus was on converting people. In 1850, the first school in the interior was opened in Ganzee.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2018/09/05/van-aanvang-tot-heden-onderwijs-in-het-binnenland-deel-1/ |title=Van aanvang tot heden, onderwijs in het binnenland (deel 1)|website=Dagblad Suriname|access-date=15 February 2021|language=nl}}</ref> In 1919, the village had a population of about 500 people and was the capital of the Upper Suriname district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00099461/00011/57?search=gansee |title=Nieuwe West-Indische gids|website=University of Florida|year=1919|access-date=15 February 2021|language=nl|page=110}}</ref> In 1931, a clinic was established in the village.<ref>{{cite web|title=DE EVANGELISCHE BROEDERGEMEENTE IN SURINAME|author=J.W. van Lynden|url=https://docplayer.nl/18718435-De-evangelische-broedergemeente-in-suriname.html|year=1935|website=Docplayer|access-date=15 February 2021|language=nl}}</ref>

thumb|left|Captain Masra standing next to the sign "Hoofdstad Ganzee" (Capital Ganzee) thumb|Map of the Suriname River showing Ganzee (1877) In 1958, plans were developed to create the Afobaka Dam in order to provide electricity for the aluminium industry. The damming of the Suriname River would lead to the Brokopondo Reservoir, and flood the village of Ganzee.<ref name="herald"/> With an estimated 1,200 people, Ganzee was the biggest village in the area.<ref name="werkgroep"/> In 1964, the villagers were transmigrated to Klaaskreek and Nieuw-Ganzee.<ref name="herald">{{cite news|url=https://www.srherald.com/ingezonden/2019/02/01/nostalgie-en-toch-toekomstgericht-denken-en-handelen/ |title=Nostalgie en toch toekomstgericht denken en handelen|website=Suriname Herald|access-date=15 February 2021|language=nl}}</ref>

{{clear left}} == See also == * {{anl|Stanley Rensch}}, born in Ganzee

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Category:Former populated places in Suriname