Batavia

Batavia may refer to:

Historical geographical uses

  • Batavia (region), a land inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire, today part of the Netherlands
  • Batavia, Dutch East Indies, present-day Jakarta, the former capital of the Dutch East Indies (1619–1949)
    • Old Batavia, the original downtown area of Jakarta
    • Jakarta, the modern-day city, capital of Indonesia
  • Old Batavia, the original downtown area of Jakarta
  • Jakarta, the modern-day city, capital of Indonesia
  • 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
  • Contemporary communities

    Suriname

  • Batavia, Suriname, a town in the former Dutch colony of Suriname
  • United States

  • Batavia, California, an unincorporated community in Solano County, California
  • Batavia, Illinois, a city in Kane County, Illinois, named for the city in New York
  • Batavia, Iowa, a city in Jefferson County, Iowa
  • Batavia, Michigan, a community in Branch County, Michigan
  • Batavia (region)

    Batavia was the name used by the Roman Empire for the land of the Batavians, a Germanic tribe. This was roughly the area around the modern city of Nijmegen, Netherlands. The name was mentioned by Julius Caesar, Pliny the Elder and especially Tacitus in his account of the Germanic uprising of 68, but was last recorded in the 5th century. The same area is nowadays known as Betuwe.

    In the Renaissance, the Dutch wanted to rediscover their pre-medieval Batavi culture and history. This common history raised Batavi to the status of cultural ancestors to all Dutch people (see The Batavian Revival). They occasionally called themselves, or their things (Batavia), Batavians, resulting even in a short-lived Batavian Republic. The name Batavia was also taken to the colonies such as the Dutch East Indies, where they renamed the city of Jayakarta to become Batavia from 1619 until about 1942, when its name was changed to Djakarta (short for the former name Jayakarta, later respelt Jakarta; see: History of Jakarta). The name was also used in Suriname, where they founded Batavia, Suriname, and in the United States where the Holland Land Company founded the city and the town of Batavia, New York. This name spread further west in the United States to such places as Batavia, Illinois, near Chicago, and Batavia, Ohio.

    Batavia, New York

    Batavia is a city in Genesee County, Western New York, US, located near the center of Genesee County, surrounded by the Town of Batavia, which is a separate municipality. Its population as of the 2010 census was 15,465. The name Batavia is Latin for the Betuwe region of the Netherlands, and honors early Dutch land developers.

    Batavia is the county seat of Genesee County.

    The city hosts the Batavia Muckdogs baseball club of the New York-Penn League, located at the Dwyer Stadium, at 299 Bank Street. The Muckdogs are an affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They won the 2008 championship. In 2006, a national magazine ranked Batavia third among the nation’s micropolitans based on economic development.

    The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) passes north of the city. Genesee County Airport (GVQ) is also located north of the city.

    Its UN/LOCODE is USBIA.

    History

    The Holland Land Company

    The current City of Batavia was an early settlement in what is today called Genesee Country, the farthest western region of New York State, comprising the Genesee Valley and westward to the Niagara River, Lake Erie, and the Pennsylvania line. The tract purchased in western New York (the Holland Purchase) was a 3,250,000 acre (13,150 km²) portion of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase that lay west of the Genesee River. It was purchased in December 1792, February 1793, and July 1793 from Robert Morris, a prominent Revolutionary banker, by the Holland Land Company, a consortium of Dutch bankers.

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