Batavia Castle
Batavia Castle was a fort located at the mouth of Ciliwung River in Jakarta. Batavia Castle was the administrative center of Dutch East India Company in Asia.Photo: Andries Beeckman, Public domain.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Castle
- Description: VOC fort in Jakarta
- Also known as: “Batavia Castle Barracks Remnants”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jakarta History Museum and Maritime Museum.
Jakarta History Museum
Museum
The Jakarta History Museum, also known as Fatahillah Museum or Batavia Museum, is located in the Old Town of Jakarta, Indonesia. The building was built in 1710 as the Stadhuis of Batavia. Jakarta History Museum is situated 690 metres south of Batavia Castle.
Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Haryo Sutanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maritime Museum is located in the old Sunda Kelapa harbor area in Penjaringan Administrative Village, Penjaringan Subdistrict, Jakarta, Indonesia. The museum was inaugurated inside the former Dutch East India Company warehouses. Maritime Museum is situated 580 metres northwest of Batavia Castle.
Wayang Museum
Museum
The Wayang Museum is a museum dedicated to Javan wayang puppetry. The museum is located in Kota Tua, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of several museums and galleries facing Fatahillah Square, which include the Jakarta History Museum, Fine Art and Ceramic Museum, and Kota Post Office art gallery. Wayang Museum is situated 650 metres south of Batavia Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roa Malaka and Glodok.
Roa Malaka
Village
Roa Malaka is administrative village at Tambora subdistrict, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The border of Roa Malaka are : The zip code of this administrative village is 11230.
Glodok
Village
Photo: Heri nugroho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glodok is an urban village of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The area is also known as Pecinan or Chinatown since the Dutch colonial era, and is considered the biggest in Indonesia.
Mangga Besar
Village
Mangga Besar is an administrative village of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia.This village is adjacent to Pinangsia Road in the north, Ciliwung River to the west, Tangki to the east and Mangga Besar Road in the south.
Batavia Castle
- Categories: fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: West Jakarta, Jakarta, Greater Jakarta, Western Java, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-6.12899° or 6° 7′ 44″ southLongitude
106.81307° or 106° 48′ 47″ eastOpen location code
6P58VRC7+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 457735325OpenStreetMap feature
building=outbuildingOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2586938
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Indonesian—“Batavia Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة باتافيا”
- Chinese: “巴達維亞城堡”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Batavia”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Batavia”
- French: “château de Batavia”
- French: “Château de Batavia”
- Indonesian: “Kastel Batavia”
- Indonesian: “Puri Batavia”
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