History of Deandels Road

Nama    : Harry Ashari
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Post Road (De Grote Postweg) is a road that stretches from Anyer to Panarukan whose length is approximately 1000 km. Built during the reign of the Dutch Governor General Herman Willem Daendels (1762-1818). With the iron hand was completed in just one year alone (1808). British sources reported all the victims who died in the construction of highways Pos 12,000. It is noted, is believed to be more than the number of victims. There was never an official commission that investigated.

Daendels dreamed to build transportation lines throughout the island of Java in order to defend Java from British attack. Daendels wishful thinking to build a road that runs between Anyer Beach to Panarukan realization by requiring each local native rulers to mobilize the people, with the target of making the road many miles. That failed, including workers, were killed. Their heads hung on the tops of the trees on either side of the street.