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Benteng Pendem Cilacap

Benteng Pendem located in southeast center regency of Cilacap, a city in the south end of Central Java. Benteng Pendem is one of heritage Netherlands in the coast Teluk Penyu. The journey to Benteng Pendem from bus terminal Cilacap, can use bus or public transportation and will a distance approximately 5 km. Benteng Pendem was built in centuri -18.

The real construction Benteng Pendem which majority closed by shrub plants still use raw materials red brick dominant. Not emerge the construction bony concrete. Every the room and door form curved without many variations. This constructions has unique architecture that is petagon, surrounded the trench wide as 5 m as deep as 10 m. The function of trench used to as deep as 10 m is to protect the fort, hamper the rate of enemy, patrol around use small boats and place drainage from tunnel. Currently long of trench has be extracted 500 m, the barrack soldier, tunnel, rooms used to ammunition, logistics, health and bunkers which used to interest World War II. 

There is also long tunnel in fort construction Netherlands which if will enter must be carefully, because there is no lighting. Beside dark, floor of tunnel also tarnish and muddy. There is also playground, vehicle fringe canal surrounding fort with waterbike. We also can a short break in the beach dealing with fort. Drink coconut and eat bawal fish by the Sea Teluk Penyu while see the high seas.