Benteng Pendem

Benteng Pendem is an abandoned Dutch polygonal fortress in , , which has become the region's main tourist attraction. Built between 1861 and 1879, the fortress originally served to defend the important port of Cilacap, though after a series of changes in ownership it fell into disrepair in the 1960s.
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  • Museum
  • Description: fortress and tourist attraction
  • Also known as
    “Pendem Cilacap Fort”
    “Pendhem Fort”
    “Pendhem Fort Cilacap”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cilacap.
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Station is the most southern railway station in , . is situated 2 km northwest of Benteng Pendem.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cilacap and Cilacap.
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is a village.
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is a town that located in the southwest of Central Java, Indonesia.

Benteng Pendem

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Latitude
-7.74911° or 7° 44′ 57″ south
Longitude
109.0173° or 109° 1′ 2″ east
Open location code
6P4F7228+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93126837
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q4262369

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Malayalam—“Benteng Pendem” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kusbatterij op de Landtong te Tjilatjap”
  • German: “Benteng Pendem”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Pendem Cilacap”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Pendhem”
  • Javanese: “Benteng Pendem”
  • Javanese: “Bèntèng pendhem Cilacap”
  • Javanese: “Benteng pendhem”
  • Javanese: “Bèntèng pendhem”
  • Malayalam: “ബെന്റംഗ് പെൻഡം”

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