3-656: Gombong is a town in Kebumen Regency , in the southern part of Central Java , a province in Indonesia . The town has 50,300 inhabitants at the 2020 Census. The total land area is 19.48 km (7.52 sq mi). Local people speak Banyumasan , a dialect of Javanese . In 1964, construction of the Catholic Church of St. Michael Parish was completed. In 1996,the Wonokriyo market was built, becoming
6-416: The biggest one in the region. A few dinosaur statues are located around the town: at the entrance of Fort Van der Wijck, at Tirta Manggala Swimming Pools and at Sempor Reservoir. Not far from the town, the prayer house Geraja Ayam , also known as the chicken church , is built. Fort Van der Wijck, which was built in the early 19th century by General Johannes Van den Bosch , is located in the northern part of
9-749: The town. The military compound served to train soldiers for later service in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army . Suharto , the second President of Indonesia , began his service here on 1 June 1940 prior to the Japanese occupation ). The fort was used by the Indonesian Armed Forces until 2000. Since then the compound has been developed as a recreational site. Gombong consists of 14 villages ( kelurahan or desa ): List of districts of Central Java The province of Central Java in Indonesia
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