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.

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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

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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. 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 is located beside the Kraton Surakarta complex, is also a 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 and Sangkrah.

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.