Antriol
Antriol Entrejol | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 A house in Antriol (1947) | |
 Flag | |
  Antriol Location in Bonaire | |
| Coordinates: 12°09′36″N 68°16′14″W / 12.1600°N 68.2705°W | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Public body | Bonaire |
| City | Kralendijk |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 3,811 |
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 merged with four other villages -- Nikiboko, Noord Saliña, Playa, and Tera Kora -- to form 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
- ^ a b "Bonaire, bevolkingscijfers per buurt". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "De dorpen op Bonaire". Bonaire Paradise (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Kralendijk". Beautiful Bonaire (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Het witte gat van Antriol". Bonaire.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Caribbean Islands Handbook 2000. Footprint Handbooks. 1999-01-01. ISBN 9780844246291.