Linggajati

Dutch colonial residence built in 1918. The building was the main location of the negotiations between the Dutch administration and the Republic of Indonesia during the War of Independence in 1946 (although the agreement was finally signed in Central Jakarta). Linggajati was a compromise location, between the capital of the Dutch East Indies in Jakarta, and the centre of the revolution in Yogyakarta. Negotiations covered issues such as the territory of the Republic, the military presence of the Dutch, and future relationships. The negotiations were successful (as they led to an agreement), but in the end it did not lead to the end of the war. After the war, the building was used as the village's elementary school, but since 1975 it is a museum on the history of the conference and independence war. The collection includes a reconstruction of the negotiation room, and many pictures, paintings, posters, etc.