Kaliurang is a small town in Hargobinangun,
Pakem Pakem () is a district (''kapanewon'') in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia.
Localities
* Srowolan
Srowolan is a village in Pakem administrative district of Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. It is situated in th ...
,
Sleman Regency,
Special Region of Yogyakarta,
Indonesia. It is located about north of the city of
Yogyakarta, on the southern slopes of
Mount Merapi.
Kaliurang is a resort town, popular as a weekend destination for visitors from Yogyakarta. Attractions include the cool air, views, and an extensive forested park with trails. The town charges a small admission fee to visitors, paid at a booth on the busy main road from Yogyakarta.
The town was the location of negotiations during the fighting between the Dutch and Indonesians in the 1940s, when the houses and holiday homes owned by the Sultanate of Yogyakarta were used.
Kaliurang has been an important base for
vulcanologists in their monitoring of eruptions of Merapi, especially when the southern slopes of the volcano become active.
Adjacent hills
In the 1970s there was an observatory on the hill
Plawangan, which is closer to Merapi, but with eruptions in the 1990s Plawangan was abandoned and the observatory moved to the town itself. There are also tunnels at the western base of Plawangan that were built in World War II.
The hill to the west of Plawangan is called
Turgo and has sacred graves at its peak, which are associated with the early stages of Islam in Java.
See also
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Ullen Sentalu Museum
Notes
References
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External links
* http://www.kaliurang.net/
Geography of the Special Region of Yogyakarta
Sleman Regency
Mount Merapi
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