Surakarta
Coordinates: 7 ° 34 ′ S , 110 ° 49 ′ E
Surakarta (colloquially mostly called Solo ) is a city in the south of Indonesia in central Java in the province of Jawa Tengah on the river Bengawan Solo (short: Solo) with 606,700 inhabitants.
geography
location
Surakarta is about 90 meters above sea level. Together with Yogyakarta, Surakarta is considered to be one of the two centers of Javanese culture, where the old court traditions continue to have the greatest effect.
climate
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economy
In Surakarta there is mechanical engineering , textile, furniture, cigarette and food industries. There are also dye works and pottery, wood carvings and musical instruments (see Gamelan ) are made. The city serves as a marketplace for rice , sugar cane , rubber , grain , cassava and indigo , which are grown in the surrounding fertile plains.
The city is a road and rail hub. Along with Yogyakarta, Solo is a center of the art of batik and a well-known trading center for batik fabrics and all kinds of batik products. Solo is also known for its traditional Javanese natural medicine, called Jamu, which originated in the sultan's palaces. It was developed and maintained there. Today this centuries-old knowledge has been replaced by modern medicine and there are only a few healers left, but whom patients trust and who can also show some success in combating various diseases.
history
Surakarta was a residency in the middle third of the Dutch island of Java. The residence formed the property of two independently operating princes, the so-called Susuhunan ( Emperor of Surakarta ) and the Prince Paku Alaman . Both were deprived of any influence on daily politics in return for the payment of significant annual salaries.
The walled palace complex of the Sunan (King) of Surakarta, the Kraton or Kasunanan, which - typical for a Southeast Asian palace complex - includes not only the actual courtyard but also spacious residential complexes for the numerous servants and members of the ruling family is well preserved. The kraton was moved in the 18th century from the neighboring Kartasura to its current location on the Bengawan Solo River.
The Mangkunegaran junior farm, which was built a little later due to dynastic conflicts, is also well preserved and has one of the most beautiful pendopo (open pavilions) in Java. The Mangkunegaran is known for its gamelan and dance tradition, among other things. The Dutch Fort Vastenburg from 1779 on the north-east side of the Kraton has been preserved as a ruin . An interesting museum of Javanese culture is the Radya Pustaka, which can be found on the south side of the main street Selamet Riyadi about a mile west of the kraton. The Sri Wedari amusement park is also close by, which is also home to one of the most famous Wayang Orang theaters in Indonesia.
Education
The city has a branch of the Islamic University of Yogyakarta , a state university, and numerous smaller private universities. The later Deputy Foreign Minister of East Timor Adaljíza Magno studied at the Sebelas Maret National University . Sérgio Lobo , who later became the East Timorese Minister of Health, taught at the UNS .
Sports
The city's football club is called Persis Solo and currently plays in the second highest Indonesian league, League 2 .
sons and daughters of the town
- Nyi Ageng Serang (1752-1838), national heroine
- Max Strutt (1903–1992), Dutch electrical engineer
- Hendrik Houwens Post (1904–1986), Dutch Romanist and Lusitanist
- Willem Johan van Blommestein (1905–1985), Dutch hydraulic engineer
- Oemar Seno Adji (1915–1984), politician and lawyer
- Siti Hartinah Suharto (1923–1996), wife of Suharto , the second president of Indonesia
- R. Soeprapto (1924–2009), politician
- Alexander Djajasiswaja (1931-2006), Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Bandung
- Willibrordus S. Rendra (1935–2009), poet, playwright, actor, director
- Coen Zuidema (* 1942), Dutch chess player
- Darmadi (* 1945), badminton player
- Chen Yuniang (* 1946), Chinese badminton player and coach
- Indra Gunawan (1947-2009), badminton player
- Johannes Pujasumarta (1949–2015), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Semarang
- Luluk Purwanto (* 1959), jazz musician
- Edhi Handoko (1960–2009), chess grandmaster
- Joko Widodo (* 1961), President of Indonesia since 2014
- Rudy Gunawan (* 1966), badminton player
- Joko Suprianto (* 1966), badminton player
- Bambang Suprianto (* 1969), badminton player
- Eng Hian (* 1977), badminton player
- Wynne Prakusya (born 1981), tennis player
- Andreas Adityawarman (* 1987), badminton player
- Rizki Amelia Pradipta (* 1990), badminton player
- Muhammad Ulinnuha (* 1991), badminton player
- Renna Suwarno (* 1992), badminton player
- Rio Haryanto (* 1993), racing car driver
- Arya Maulana Aldiartama (* 1995), badminton player
