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Surakarta Metropolitan Area
The Surakarta metropolitan area or known locally as () or Greater Solo is one of the metropolitan areas in Indonesia where the former Kerasidenan of Surakarta () and the Special Region of Surakarta were established. This area includes the city of Surakarta and its buffer areas such as Sukoharjo Regency, Karanganyar Regency. History Kingdom Period The establishment of Surakarta began with the Geger Pacinan event in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia in the 1740s. The rebel prince assisted by ethnic Chinese attacked the Mataram Sultanate, Mataram Kartasura palace, causing the palace to be destroyed. Mataram, which was then led by Pakubuwana II, Susuhunan Pakubuwono II, had to move the palace to another place. He chose Sala village to be used as the new government place. Netherlands Colonial Period Surakarta was formed from the combination of the Kasunanan and Mangkunagaran areas. The area includes the core area of Surakarta namely: Kawedanan Kasunanan, Kawedanan Kartasura, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javanese Language
Javanese ( , , ; , Aksara Jawa, Javanese script: , Pegon script, Pegon: , IPA: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia. There are also pockets of Javanese speakers on the northern coast of western Java. It is the native language of more than 68 million people. Javanese is the largest of the Austronesian languages in List of languages by number of native speakers, number of native speakers. It has several regional dialects and a number of clearly distinct status styles. Its closest relatives are the neighboring languages such as Sundanese language, Sundanese, Madurese language, Madurese, and Balinese language, Balinese. Most speakers of Javanese also speak Indonesian language, Indonesian for official and commercial purposes as well as a means to communicate with non-Javanese-speaking Indonesians. There are speakers of Javanese in Malaysia (concentrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
