Rabu, 17 Desember 2014

the De Groote Posweg

War countries - countries in Europe for each competes to make the Dutch colony should strive to protect the interests of his country. Daendels, started his career by doing road construction known as the De Groote Postweg (highway heading). The road runs between Anyer to Panarukan as far as 1,000 miles or equal to the distance of Amsterdam to Paris. The road to the north of Java is intended for military purposes, especially in conducting displacement when keeping attack British troops.

 

because of financial conditions in the Netherlands are minimal, Daendels invite local community leaders along the way to be together - together and build with a specific target. If the target can not be achieved, the leader and his job will be killed. Their heads hanging in a tree along road.Not less than 12.0000 Java people have died during the construction of the road. with the De Groote Postweg. Batavia-Surabaya travel distance which is usually in the travel within 40 days, can be reached within 7 days. De Groote Postweg now become the main road along the northern coast of Java. But few are aware that the massacre never happened along this road.

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