Grogol

Grogol is a town in Sukoharjo, Surakarta, Central Java and has about 101,000 residents. Grogol is situated nearby to the village Madegondo, as well as near Joyotakan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Mosque of Surakarta and Solo Kota railway station.

Great Mosque of Surakarta

Mosque

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The Great Mosque of Surakarta is an 18th-century Javanese mosque in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It is the royal mosque of the Surakarta Sunanate.

Solo Kota railway station

Railway station

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Solo Kota Station is a railway station located in Sangkrah, Pasar Kliwon, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The station has three railway tracks. Solo Kota railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Grogol.

Vastenburg Fort

Fort

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Fort Vastenburg, also Fort Surakarta, is an 18th-century Dutch fort located in Gladak, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. A landmark of Surakarta, the fort faces polemics related with multiple owners claiming different parts of the fort. Vastenburg Fort is situated 3½ km northeast of Grogol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Solo and Kemlayan.

Solo

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Solo the short name for Surakarta, is a major city in Central Java. Together with Yogyakarta, these two great cultural centres are heirs of the Mataram kingdom that was split in 1755.