Berastagi
Berastagi (sometimes also: Brastagi ) is a city on the Indonesian island of Sumatra .
Berastagi is located in the northwest of Sumatra (province of Sumatra Utara ) to 1,330 meters above sea level on the edge of the Toba highlands, 66 kilometers southwest of Medan and about 50 km northeast of the Lake Toba . Because of the pleasant climate, the Dutch came from the swampy coastal plains to relax as early as the 1920s and to set up a rural retreat. Today wealthy Medans build weekend homes.
Karo- Batak predominantly live in the city . The city belongs to the administrative district of Karo , the capital of which is Kabanjahe 11 km south.
The area impresses with two volcanoes: the 2,095 m high Gunung Sibayak and in the northwest the 2,454 m high Gunung Sinabung .
Historical pictures
The Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam provided Wikimedia Commons with a large number of historical photos from Berastagi and the surrounding area as part of a collaboration.
Market in Berastagi (1918/19)
Batak village near Berastagi (1925)
View of Berastagi (1920/25)
Batak village near Berastagi (1918/19)
