Klampok Ceramics

If you come to the Banjarnegara, take the time to visit the center ceramics in Klampok. This area was notorious as a center of ceramics. There are 50 crafters at here.

Some citizens are ceramic artisans. They have produced a variety of products. Such as jars, pots, flower vases, animal sculptures, chandeliers, pot, pottery chairs and tables

To learn more about this craft, walking is the best choice, because we can visit each section of the ceramic manufacturing process. Starting from the cultivation of land, forming up the combustion process and coloring. Even ceramic ready for the market.

The uniqueness of ceramic Klampok could be foreign public attention. That is about the year 1980. Many foreigners who come to Indonesia just for visit to Klampok and ordered ceramics. However, the current export intensity decreases.

Rafting At The Serayu Can Stimulate Adrenaline

Trips to Banjarnegara not complete until they’ve been enjoying rafting Serayu. Serayu rivers is really stimulate adrenaline. This rafting managed by Serayu Adventure Indonesia (SAI) with the post at Singamerta. To reach this post is not difficult. Because the main point lies in Banjarnegara-Wonosobo. The distance is about 5 kilometers to the east of the town square Banjarnegara.  Serayu rapids until grade 3 plus. So can be enjoyed for beginners to professionals. Also has a typical full stream. This condition then makes Rafting Federation Indonesia (FAJI) recommend it as a host of national and international championships rafting in April 2010. There are several options that mileage can be enjoyed. Family fun as only a 10 kilometers distance, starting from the Singamerta post ending at serulingmas. Its can enjoyed by beginners or family because not danggerous. Another option is to star in the upstream region and ending in singamerta. Each has a mileage of 14 miles Bojanegara post, 16 kilometers from the post Randegan and 26 kilometers from the post selamerta. Increasingly harder to flow upstream. There are at least nine rapids that we passed on this river.

Purwaceng Coffee

This coffee there are only in the Dieng Plateau. Dieng is a tourist area betwen two districts, Banjarnegara and Wonosobo, in the Central Java Region, Indonesia.

This is the best coffee I’ve ever enjoyed. This is a mixture of local coffee and purwaceng leaf. What is it a Purwaceng. Purwaceng is a local plant in Dieng. The local community trust purwaceng be able to increase stamina. In Javanese language, Purwa means of plant and Ceng is stamina, that Purwaceng is planf to increase stamina. The taste of purwaceng coffe is similar robusta coffe and there are litle spicy taste.

After the drinking purwaceng coffe, the body will feel soft warm and the fatigue/tired will be reduce. This is the best coffee I’ve ever enjoyed. Delicious and healthful.

Sugar Factory Kalibagor

Displaced Historical Building

　

In colonial era, Banyumas is resident in the territory of the Dutch. In this place a lot of historical building. One of them is Kalibagor sugar factory.

Unfortunately, since this sugar factory closed in 1996, this condition is not maintained. The main building a lot of damage and the factory area to grow weed. Though this plant can be utilized as a potential tourist.

Based on data from the Office of Archives and Library of Banyumas, the sugar factory was built in 1839 by Edward Cooke Jr. He Dutch private entrepreneurs.

At that time, this factory was the largest in Central Java. The existence of this plant, closely related to cultural stelsel conducted by the Dutch goverment. The cultural stelsel requires people in the colonies to grow plants that export value. Such as sugarcane, tobacco, indigo, coffee, etc.

Banyumas, considered very suitable for planting sugar cane crops. Other than that available potential land and river transportation. So that the construction of sugar factories in Kalibagor considered very precise. Sir Edward Cooke Jr. died in 1847, and was buried in the factory complex.

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