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Vredeburg in Yogyakarta

Vredeburg Yokyakarta, built lane I in 1760 at the request of the Dutch Governor General WH. Van Ossenberch, has now turned into a museum. In addition, it is often also used for a variety of arts activities and actors. By doing so, the former bastion of daily VOC's always crowded.
Even so, the fortress was originally named Rustenburg was still haunted. It is said that the castle is inhabited by a ghost old Caucasian woman legs like a horse. Bahakan sometimes appear uniformed soldiers march Company antiquity.
That said, the troops appeared without a head.
Parno, 45, a rickshaw puller who usually hung in front of the Market Beringharjo, never encountered a ghost horse legged beautiful young girl about 3 months ago. Kejadiaannya above 24.00 pm. At that time, residents Sewon Bantul was tired of waiting passengers from the visitors Lesbian Malioboro.



When running rickshaw slowly in front Vredeburg, from the gates of the fort, appeared a beautiful woman with a long dress. His instincts as a rickshaw puller to work. Parno beautiful Caucasian woman trying to close it. He offered his services.
"When she parted her legs, apparently legged horse. Made almost faint. My rickshaw genjot quickly left the place shouting terrified, "he says.
Another Haryanto, residents Pakualaman, Yokyakarta. At that time he was assigned guard booths at art fairs Art Festivai Yokyakarta (FKY). Understandably because many art exhibits paintings, very costly, so it should be kept extra tight so as not to be subject to a thief.
At dawn, he saw a strange sound of several buildings in Vredeburg. Then again it sounds like the troops preparing to march with Dutch language cue. Dutch shoes clattering came just as close to his place.

"That makes me screaming in horror, as a squad of soldiers who came without heads. I made a commotion shouting that stand guard at the other. Strangely who saw the horrors that only my own, "she said.

In 1988, when remodeling market held Beringharjo, cries appear frightening workers who sleep dibedeng-beds are located in the area near the fort. Terror screams only stopped, after some workers found a skeleton buried just north Vredeburg. By workers, the framework is the possibility of prisoners from cells that were transferred to Vredeburg public cemetery.

Vredeburg indeed a military barracks. There are two types of custody, ie cells for young people opposed to the government or Dutch panjajahan located on the west corner of the north that has now been converted into musholah for the visitors and officials Vredeburg fort. Another one is the cell that is to the east gate of the fort. Building more luxurious. It seems that this is a place of detention for those VIP or nobles palace Yokyakarta considered treason against the Dutch colonialists. Including also the followers of Prince Diponegoro diesel placed before thrown out the island of Java.

VOC fortress serves for 61 years, from 1761-1830. When the VOC was dissolved and taken over by the Dutch army, the fort remained a Dutch East Indies army barracks. Until 1942, when the Japanese entered Indonesia, when it was taken over and become the headquarters of the Japanese army. When the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, the fort was so TNI headquarters.

In 1867, the devastating earthquake rocked Yokyakarta. This earthquake made some monumental edifice Yokyakarta destroyed. Like the monument Yokyakarta, Taman Sari, majestic building, and the fort Vasterburg. Since destroyed the Dutch government tried to rebuild the castle. Once finished, the fort was renamed from Vasterburg be Vrederburg which means fortress of peace. At the time, was the atmosphere in the Sultanate longer safe Ngayokyakarta no war.

The fort was also surrounded by a deep moat and drawbridge. Sturdy buildings housing officers, also sosiatet or the entertainment of the Dutch soldiers were within the fort. The strong fortress was seen during the earthquake that hit parts DI Yokyakarta 267 on May 2006. Fortress Vrederburg not experience significant damage.

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