Batavia

Batavia may stand for:

• Countries

  The Netherlands 

  Latin name used for the Netherlands, derived from the Batavii tribe. See also Batavian Republic.

• Old placename for:

  Passau 

  Latin name of the German city.

  Jakarta 

  Batavia was the name of the settlement by the Dutch East India Company on the island of Java. It later became the capital of the Netherlands East Indies colony. After the independence of Indonesia, it was renamed Jakarta.

• Places in the United States:

  Batavia, Illinois 

  a city in Kane County, Illinois west of Chicago close to Fermilab, .

  Batavia, Iowa 

  a city in Jefferson County, at 40° 59′ 39″ N 92° 10′ 2″ W.

  Batavia, New York 

  a small city about halfway between Buffalo and Rochester, the county seat of Genesee County, at 42° 59′ 53″ N 78° 11′ 16″ W. The city is located within the Town of Batavia.

  Batavia, Ohio 

  a village in Clermont County, Ohio at 39° 4′ 37″ N 84° 10′ 37″ W.

• Ships:

  Batavia (ship) 

  the name of a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).

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