Groot Piscadera
Neighbourhood in Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Grőot Piscadera is a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. It is better known as Julianadorp, a villa ward built by Royal Dutch Shell for its employees. Julianadorp is officially part of Groot Piscadera.[3]
Groot Piscadera
Julianadorp | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
Julianadorp (1955) | |
  Groot Piscadera Location in Curaçao | |
| Coordinates: 12.1561°N 68.9668°W | |
| State | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Country | Curaçao |
| City | Willemstad |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,822 |
| • Density | 816/km2 (2,110/sq mi) |
History
Groot Piscadera was a plantation from the late 17th century, and was owned by Dutch West Indies Company. In 1707, the plantation was rented to planters.[4] In 1928, Groot Piscadera and Klein Hofje were bought by Royal Dutch Shell and used as a water extraction area.[5] The University of Curaçao was built in Groot Piscadera in the 1970s.[1]
Julianadorp
Royal Dutch Shell started to bring large numbers of workers, teachers, civil servants and businessmen to Curaçao to work at their oil refinery or provide services for the employees.[6] In October 1929, 40 houses were constructed in Groot Piscadera.[7] Between 1945 until 1955,[7] Julianadorp and Emmastad were constructed as residential neighbourhoods for the employees of Royal Dutch Shell.[8]
Julianadorp consisted of luxurious villas aligned along the trade winds for ventilation.[8] It was a segregated and gated community where blacks and coloureds were only allowed entry with a special pass.[9] In the 1960s, Shell started selling the houses, and by 1985, all houses had become private property.[7] Julianadorp is no longer gated, and has been integrated in Groot Piscadera.[10]
