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Town in Central Java, Indonesia
Photo: M Yusril Mirza, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Gombong is a town in the west of Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia. It is the colonial, military, and business town of Kebumen.
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Built in 1818, it is named after the Dutch soldier Van Der Wijck. It was used by the Dutch during the Java War against Prince Diponegoro. However, it is unclear what the main function of the fort was, because there is some argument that it was used for logistics and military training. Now, there is a park and two swimming pools around the fort.
Martha Tilaar's House
Museum in a colonial-style building from 1920. It was Marta Tilaar's house. The home of a nationally-famous beautician.
Large reservoir dam surrounded by forested hills, popular for boat trips, biking & running trails.
An embankment dam on the Sempor River. It is used for irrigating paddy fields, flood control, and hydroelectric power, generating 1MW of electricity. It was built in 1967, but was breached in the same year, causing a flood that killed a thousand people. It was rebuilt in 1978. It is possible to go fishing and to explore the dam by boat.
Kebumen's satay, sate ambal.
Coffee shop in the middle town of Gombong.
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Driving to the west from Kebumen through the main road south coast of Java called Jalur Pansela: Pantai Selatan Jawa.
By trishaw
Traditional three-wheeled pedal-powered rickshaws known as becak can be found in most parts of Gombong. Haggle furiously.
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