Batavia

Batavia was the former name of Jakarta in Indonesia until 1949. It was the capital of Java, on the northern coast, and of the Dutch possessions in the Eastern Archipelago; the emporium, with a large trade, of the Far East; with a very mixed population.

Batavia was also the ancient name of Holland ie the Netherlands; 'insula Batavorum' it was called--that is, island of the Batavi, the name of the native tribes inhabiting it. They were the ancient Germanic people inhabiting the island of Betuwe between the Rhine and the Waal, now part of the Netherlands.