Fort Angké

In 1656 war broke out between the VOC in Batavia and the sultanate Bantam (Banten) .The High government ordered the construction of the earthwork Sterrenschans at the junction of the Bacharachtsgracht and Kali (river) Angke four kilometres west of the city. In 1679 the fort was enlarged by the construction of a wall with four bastions. The existing redoubt was recorded within the new ramparts. Inside the fort stood several buildings including the house of the commander and a guardhouse. The fort was demolished by order of Governor General Herman Willem Daendels (1808-1811) in 1809. Today, there are no visible remains of it. The site of the demolished fort can easily be found on the peninsula between Kali Angke and Angke Saluran.