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.

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 …

Batavia was a name used in Roman times for the land in northern Europe where the Batavi tribe lived, in modern Holland. During the height of Dutch colonial expansion, the name Batavia was given to some …

Batavian Republic, the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French vassal state, Batavia being the Latin name of the Low countries Passau, Germany, called Batavis or Batavia by the Romans

2 days ago · Live harness racing action returns to Batavia Downs on Tuesday (Jan. 13) as the 2026 winter meet gets underway at the oldest lighted harness track in North America.

4 days 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 …

4 days ago · Image from Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office “Batavia Critical Incident Video August 16, 2025” just before shootout involving suspect and law enforcement officer (SOURCE Kane County …

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

The city of Batavia was named for the short-lived Batavian Republic (1795–1806) in honor of the Holland Land Company, which purchased the more than 3,250,000 original acres of Western New York in the …