Ambarawa

This Central Java town on the edge of Rawa Pening lake, Ambarawa is known for the Indonesian Railway Museum, built around a 19th-century rack railway line that once connected the region to Magelang and Yogyakarta. The 19th-century Fort Willem I and the Palagan Ambarawa Monument — marking a 1945 battle between Indonesian republican forces and British-backed troops — add to a substantial collection of historic sites. The town sits close to mountains and within reach of wider Central Java's UNESCO-listed heritage.

• Population63,193
• Nearest water from center0.1 km
• Nearest mountain from center2.2 km
• UNESCO within 50 km4