Batavia was an imperial Dutch port city that eventually, after two centuries of Dutch occupation, became the capital of the Dutch East Indies. The area corresponds to present-day Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Visit Downtown Batavia for drinks, dining, shopping, the Batavia Boardwalk Shops, Markets and many more events throughout the year.

Dec 23, 2025 · A Batavia man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead inside an apartment early Tuesday morning, following a call in which the man told dispatchers he killed his wife.

Batavia was the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). As such, it was the most powerful center of trade and power in Southeast Asia, and dominated the region until the founding of …

Jan 8, 2022 · Today, Batavia is no more. This former Dutch colony in Indonesia exists only in glimmers on the streets of Jakarta. But those glimmers, however faint, tell a story of immense wealth and …

Though Batavia is often referred to as a “Dutch” city, the majority of its residents were always Asian. The VOC encouraged regional and Chinese traders to come to the port in its early years, hoping to make …

1 day ago · Seventeenth-century market in the city Batavia (nowadays Jakarta, Indonesia), the central node of Dutch imperial activities in the Indian Ocean region. The Batavia Castle is visible in the …

Batavia is part of a vernacular region known as the Tri-City area, along with St. Charles and Geneva, all western suburbs of similar size and relative socioeconomic condition.

Batavia (/ bəˈteɪviə / bə-TAY-vee-ə), known in Dutch as Betuwe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːtyu.ə] ⓘ), is a historical and geographical region in the Netherlands, composed of large fertile islands in the river …