Vastenburg Fort
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: former Dutch military fortress in Surakarta, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Fort Vastenburg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Mosque of Surakarta and Klewer Market.
Great Mosque of Surakarta
Mosque
Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Great Mosque of Surakarta is situated 560 metres southwest of Vastenburg Fort.
Klewer Market
Marketplace
Klewer Market is the largest textile market in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The market which located beside Kraton Surakarta complex is also shopping center for batik traders from Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Semarang and other cities in Java. Klewer Market is situated 640 metres southwest of Vastenburg Fort.
Solo Kota railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alqhaderi Aliffianiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 680 metres southeast of Vastenburg Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Solo.
Solo
Photo: AdityaDarmasurya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Vastenburg Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Central Java, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-7.57212° or 7° 34′ 20″ southLongitude
110.83124° or 110° 49′ 52″ eastOpen location code
6P4GCRHJ+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 9827820123OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q34158
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Ukrainian—“Vastenburg Fort” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Benteng vastenberg”
- Indonesian: “Benteng Vastenburg”
- Javanese: “Bèntèng Vastenburg”
- Javanese: “Bètèng Vastenburg”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Vastenburg”
- Ukrainian: “Вастенбург”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mal Pelayanan Publik (MPP) DPMPTSP Kota Surakarta and Badan Penerus Pembudayaan Kejuangan Kota Surakarta.
Nearby Places
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