Antriol
Entrejol
Neighbourhood
A house in Antriol (1947)
A house in Antriol (1947)
Flag of Antriol
Flag
Antriol is located in Bonaire
Antriol
Antriol
Location in Bonaire
Coordinates: 12°09′36″N 68°16′14″W / 12.1600°N 68.2705°W / 12.1600; -68.2705
CountryNetherlands
Public bodyBonaire
CityKralendijk
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total3,811

Antriol (also Entrejol)[1] is a neighbourhood of Kralendijk on the island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. It used to be a separate village which has merged into Kralendijk.[2]

History

Antriol was founded in 1626 by Spanish and Portuguese citizens who had been deported from Aruba and Curaçao to Bonaire. It was originally named Al Interior (the interior) which was corrupted to Antriol or Entrejol.[3] The people of Antriol were mainly employed in the salt mines and lived in self-made houses. It wasn't until the 1930s, that concrete buildings started to be built.[4]

Our Lady of Coromoto Church is located in Antriol.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bonaire, bevolkingscijfers per buurt". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ "De dorpen op Bonaire". Bonaire Paradise (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Kralendijk". Beautiful Bonaire (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Het witte gat van Antriol". Bonaire.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ Caribbean Islands Handbook 2000. Footprint Handbooks. 1999-01-01. ISBN 9780844246291.


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