Bengawan Solo
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| Bengawan Solo river |
Bengawan Solo is a river crossing in the city of Solo, about 600 km long, with a tributary 2200, Bengawan Solo river passing through nearly 20 cities and regencies in Central Java and East Java. Bengawan solo river is the longest river on the island of Java, Indonesia.
Edged Solo River water in the Winton district toward its mouth in the Java Sea, near the town of Gresik. The river has carved the history of civilization throughout the flow, even during his age.
Solo River has long been a means of transportation and commerce in rural areas (eastern and central) in Java, given the entire north coast of Central Java to Surabaya only viable Bengawan Solo river navigable as a means of transport for consumer goods and trade to the interior.
Bengawan Solo River first time
In ancient times Solo River flows quietly from upstream in the north to empty into the Sadeng Coast is now in the South Mountain District. However, about four million years ago, a geological process occurs, the Australian plate Java crashing down, causing plain Java slowly lifted. This incident caused the Bengawan
Solo river eventually flows can not fight until the flow finally turned to the north. This resulted in the flow path of slowly drying up, and even now there is no running water on track. Regional track mongering is getting rich limestone hill. According to some researchers, previously was a reef in the ocean.
Solo River is the ancient human habitation. Historical evidence that lead is a lot of discovery of hominid fossils Trinil village about 11 km from Ngawi regency, East Java. The fossils were found on the ground then named Phitecantropus erectus, were found by a researcher from the Netherlands in 1891. Other evidence of the existence of human beings around the Ancient Bengawan Solo river has been strengthened by the discovery of fossils such as Megantropus paleojavanicus and Homo soloensis. With ditmukan fossils prove that Bengawan Solo river past is a source of life for living creatures that were around the river of thousands of years ago to the present.
Bengawan Solo River now
Solo River is now a mute witness to the history of man in Java, Indonesia. Sangiran prehistoric life in unbelievable life by hanging himself on the fertility of one branch of the Bengawan Solo river. River's iconic Solo.
Solo River is also used as a tourist destination. The beauty of the natural scenery is the main attraction for travelers to reconstitute. Large trees that live on the banks of rivers, cliffs overhanging the river ketengah also orchards and paddy fields stretch of river sidelines, characterizes the Solo River.
In sub Trucuk, Bojonegoro district travelers can also find an ancient shipwrecks that sank in the river Bengawan Solo at a time, the ship was sinking predicted 300 years ago. Ships with a length of 40 meters and a width of 8 meters is said to belong to a Chinese merchant who sink when sailing towards Ngawi.
Tradition in the Bengawan Solo river
Annual tradition by the public until now is a tradition Solo Float Gethek Joko Tingkir. This tradition is used to commemorate the ancient Joko Tingkir with courage along Bengawan Solo River, which at that time many of his alligators. In addition, the tradition was also carried out with the aim of promoting the Solo River as a tourist destination. This annual tradition is usually conducted in the month of January, in conjunction with the celebration of the new year.
In the history of Java, written stories of the past with the story of Joko Tingkir, founder and first king of the Sultanate Display the years 1549-1582 with the title of Sultan Hadiwijaya, when fighting with crocodiles. According to the story develops, the ancient Joko Tingkir been down the river Bengawan Solo River when traveling from majasta (Sukoharjo) to the village on the hillside gerompol Prawata, the place is located on the eastern kingdom of Demak. On the way there Joko tinggir down river using a bamboo boat. On the boat, Joko Tingkir attacked by dozens of large crocodiles who want to eat it. Joko Tingkir fight to finally beat the crocodiles that. After losing, oddly enough crocodiles were actually Joko Tingkir his way by pushing in a bamboo boat ride.
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