Bakkie (old name: Reynsdorp[1]) is a resort and town in Suriname, located in the Commewijne District.
[2][3] Around 1902, the coffee plantation Reynsdorp was bought by the government and parceled out in small allotments for immigrants who had served out their contracts.
[4] The resort lies along the Atlantic Ocean coastline.
The Museum of Bakkie, located in the village Reynsdorp (now better known as Bakkie) has an impressive collection of old bottles, prints, maps, paintings and many utensils.
[1] Other villages in the Bakkie resort are Alliance, Ephrata, and Kronenburg www.museumbakkie.com This Suriname location article is a stub.