Batavia

Batavia was originally the name of the land (Batavia (region)) inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire. Today this area is part of the Netherlands, and most other uses of the term have their origins in this Dutch connection.

Historical geographic uses

• Batavia, today known as Jakarta, was the name of the colonial capital city of the Dutch East Indies located on northwestern coast of Java.
• Batavian Republic, the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French vassal state, Batavia being the Latin name of the Low countries
• Passau, Germany, known in Latin as Batavia

Cities and towns

• Batavia, Suriname, a town in the former Dutch colony of Suriname
• Batavia, Illinois, a city in Kane County, Illinois, USA
• Batavia, Iowa, a city in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
• Batavia, Michigan, a community in Branch County, Michigan, USA
• Batavia (city), New York, the county seat of Genesee County, New York State, USA
• Batavia (town), New York, Genesee County, New York, New York State, USA
• Batavia, Ohio, a town and the county seat of Clermont County, Ohio, USA
• Batavia, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA
• Batavia Township, located in Boone County, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA

Batavia may also refer to:

• Batavia (ship), a ship of the Dutch East India Company shipwrecked on her maiden voyage on the coast of Australia in 1629, or a twentieth-century replica of the same ship
• The 1740 Batavia massacre, a pogrom in the Dutch East Indies in which thousands of ethnic Chinese were killed
• Batavia (opera), by Richard Mills
• Batavia Road, an anchorage in Western Australia
• Batavia Road (boat)

See also

• Batavia Air, an Indonesian airline
• Batavia Township (disambiguation)
• Batavians, a Germanic tribe living during the Roman Empire in the area of the Rhine delta
• List of places named Batavia