Fort van den Bosch

The Dutch established a defense center in the region of Madiun especially to cope with the Java War which was led by Prince Diponegoro.

To maintain their position in Ngawi, as well as to oversee the trade route along the area, the Dutch East Indies government ordered the construction of a new fort.

It was equipped with rooms for 250 soldiers, 6 cannons, and 60 cavalries led by Johannes van den Bosch.

[2] After sovereignty handover the fort was briefly used by Indonesian Army before fell into deterioration until its current dilapidated condition.

In February 2019, President Joko Widodo announced that the fort complex will be repaired and revitalized into near original condition for tourist destination.

[5] Inside the fort is the tomb of Kyai Haji Muhammad Nursalim, one of the followers of Diponegoro who was captured by the Dutch.