Batavia

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Batavia may refer to:

• Batavia, the Latin name for the Netherlands, derived from the Batavii tribe.
• The Batavian Republic, a French vassal state in the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806.
• Batavia, a Dutch settlement 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.
• Batavia, a town in Suriname.
• Batavia, a ship of the Dutch East India Company wrecked on the coast of Australia in 1629.
• Batavia, the Latin name for the city of Passau in Germany.
• Several places in the United States:
  • Batavia, Illinois, a city in Kane County, Illinois west of Chicago close to Fermilab, 41° 51′ 0″ N, 88° 18′ 45″ W.
  • 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.
• Batavia, a font of type.