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Fortress · Benteng Pasar Atas, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra

Fort de Kock

Benteng Fort de Kock · Benteng De Kock

Fort de Kock is the site of the Dutch colonial stronghold in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, built in 1825 according to the city government.

Why go

This record is the fort site, not the Kinantan zoo and culture park (Taman Marga Satwa dan Budaya Kinantan), which the city lists separately, and not the city itself, which carried the name Fort de Kock in the Dutch period. The Bukittinggi city government's history page says the Dutch built a stronghold in 1825 that is still known as Benteng Fort de Kock, and its profile page says the city was called Fort de Kock in the colonial era. The city lists the fort among its historical sights. XTOUR states nothing about entry.

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City

Bukittinggi

Bukittinggi is a city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia; its city government says it was called Fort de Kock in the Dutch colonial period and was the seat of the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PDRI) from December 1948 to June 1949. XTOUR maps Jam Gadang, Fort de Kock and the Bung Hatta Birth House in the city.

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