9/22/2023 0 Comments Benteng van der wijck gombongThe fortress has octagon shape with 7,168 square meters, 10-meter height and 1.4-meter wall depth in 2 storey. And finally, the Dutch colonial changed the name to Van Der Wijck Fortress. In 1856 the fortress is used as Pupillenshool for European youngster who born in Indonesia (formerly Hindia Belanda). In 1844-1848 the fortess is built in the office location for preparation to clash with Yogyakarta Sultanate and named the fortress as Fort (Generaal) Cochius. In 1818, formerly in this location is built Dutch East India Company (VOC) office and to conquer Diponegoro war, there were many troops is come to the location and make the office as military concentration. The fortress location in Gombong City is 21 kilometers west of Kebumen City or 100 kilometers from Borobudur. There is an area in this regency which is used for geology research, namely Karangsambung. The population at the time of the 2010 Census was 1,161,706 and the total land area is 1,281 kmĀ². Kebumen is a regency in the southern part of the Indonesian province of Central Java.
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