Although not the largest volcano on the island of Java or the highest, but since the first Mount Tangkuban Perahu has attracted the attention of many people to come here. Both of the corners of the archipelago, the Dutch and Europeans who once served in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). His name was often fill the explorers travel records, ranging from Bujangga Beads from Pakuan Pajajaran until Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn.
In the book P.C. Molhuysen en P.J. Block "Nieuw Nederlandsch Woordenboek biografisch, Deel 6" published in 1924, Gouverneur-Generaal mentioned Abraham van Riebeeck in 1713 has climbed Mount Tangkuban Perahu and Papandayan with a mission to recognize the situation and geographical conditions of the mountains on the island of Java. After a journey that, Riebeck began developing coffee plantations in the vicinity of West Java.
Then a few days later, JZ Johannes Olivier, secretary of the Dutch East Indies government in charge of Kilkenny, in his book "Tafereelen merkwaardigheden en uit Oost-Indie" published in 1836, noting many Europeans who visited climb Tangkuban Perahu, a few names of them, Dr. (Thomas) Horsfield, British botanists in 1804, Heer Leschenault (Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour), French botanists, in 1805. Heer Valck which at that time served as Resident van Karawang in 1823. Botanist who developed the Bogor Botanical Gardens, Prof. Carl Ludwig Blume in 1824. Also Tangkuban Perahu region can not be separated from the name of Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, a botanists, geologists, who developed quinine plantations around the region. Junghuhn has twice recorded explore this area in years 1837 and 1848. From its journey to explore the mountains in Java, write it in book Topografische Junghuhn naturwissenschaftliche und Reisen durch Java (Topographic and Scientific Journey Across Java - (1845), until in 1864 Junghuhn died and was buried at the foot of Mount Tangkuban Perahu Jayagiri precisely in the Village, Lembang.
Society Bandoeng Tangkuban Vooruit & Boat Tours
Unlike the activities of other natural attractions mountain climbing, Mount Tangkuban Perahu region is relatively easily achieved. Visitors need not bother for hours or even days to climb to enjoy the beauty as there are access roads passable for motor vehicles up to the crater lip.
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Louis Couperus, a Dutch novelist and the author did not miss a chance to visit Mount Tangkuban Perahu India on its way to the Netherlands / Dutch East Indies. In his book published in 1923 Oostwaard, Couperus mention that to get there he must struggle through the forest and mountain climbing, while his wife draagstoel crutches or a chair with stretchers that carried by eight people. But now the situation has changed, it goes without bersusahpayah, anyone can easily enjoy the beauty of the mountainous region along the crater-Tangkuban Perahu crater. Mount Tangkuban Perahu relatively easily reached by vehicles up to the crater edge.
The presence of access roads to the area of ??Mount Tangkuban Perahu is inseparable from the role of associations "Bandoeng Vooruit", an organization of Dutch people who lived in Bandung. Their mission, among others, to develop tourism in the area of ??Bandung. Organizing and makeup appearance of Bandung as a tourist destination that attracts tourists as much as possible to come visit to Bandung.
In about 1924, Heer W. H. Hoogland, chairman Bandoeng Vooruit already thinking about the possibility of building roads leading to crater the Queen, the largest crater in the area of ??Tangkuban Perahu. Previously, the Association of Historians of Nature (Natuur Historische Vereeniging) has spearheaded the opening of the trail that crosses some plantation areas Pemanoekan Kina (Pemanukan) and Tjiasemlanden (Daerah Ciasem) and since the time Tangkuban Perahu mountain to climb often. And finally in 1926 the construction of roads to the area Tangkuban Boat begins.
In September of 1928 about 4 kilometers of the road to Crater Queen opened to the public. L. Van der Pijl, in his book "Wandelgids voor den G. Tangkoeban Prahoe ", mentions that the construction of these roads takes the total cost f 30,000; (30,000 Gulden). Because the high cost of construction and maintenance of the facilities so visitors through the road fee is f 2:50 (2:50 Gulden) for four-wheel vehicles and f 1 (1 Gulden) for two-wheeled motor vehicles. Then the road to Crater Queen was called Hooglandweg refers to the name of W. Heer H. Hoogland, chairman of the Bandung gathering Vooruit, the originator of the idea of ??road building, which until now can be enjoyed by visitors of Mount Tangkuban Perahu.
Travelling in the crater of Mount Tangkuban Perahu
Tangkuban Perahu Mountain tourist area located about 30 kilometers north of Bandung. Administratively, the area south of Mount Tangkuban Perahu under fanning area, West Bandung regency. Northside Sagalaherang district, and the northeast district of Subang district Jalancagak.
The highest mountain peak in the region Tangkuban Perahu is at an elevation 2084 meters above sea level. This area is one of the natural tourist destination visited by many domestic and foreign tourists.
According to local folklore Tangkuban name associated with the legend Sangkuriang Boat, which is reported to fall in love with his mother, Dayang Sumbi. To thwart his intention to marry her, Dayang Sumbi proposed terms, one Sangkuriang should make the boat overnight. While aware of his attempt to qualify had failed, Sangkuriang angry and kicked the boat, thus landing in the circumstances upside down. The boat is then formed Tangkuban Mt.
Mount Tangkuban Perahu is one that is still active volcano on the island of Java. The mountain is included in the category of type of Strato with a double crater. Based on the data available since the nineteenth century, this volcano did not show a large magmatic eruption than just a small eruption that threw the ashes without being followed by leleran lava, clouds of incandescent heat or throw stones. So far, there has never been a note of the existence of lava floods that accompany eruptions. The eruption of Mount Tangkuban Perahu eruption can be classified as small. Material ejected volcanic ash which is generally restricted to the vicinity of the peak up to several kilometers. Hot mud flow was recorded only limited in the area around the crater.
The eruption of Mount Tangkuban Perahu last occurred in 1910. When the column of smoke rose as high as 2 km above the crater wall, crater eruption came from the Queen. Number of eruptions that occurred during the period of 05.01 last century that a lot of the crater in the region. Tangkuban Boat has 9 crater that is still active until now. These craters are craters Queen, Upas Crater, Domas Crater, Crater Ecoma, Jurig Crater, Crater Demon, New Crater, Crater Lanang, Crater Jarian and Pangguyangan Rhino. Among these craters, Crater Queen is the largest crater, followed by Upas Crater Crater which is located adjacent to the Queen. Several crater sulfur smell smoke, there is even forbidden to descend the crater, because the cloud of toxic smoke.
Another crater is also interesting to visit is the Domas crater located about 1.2 kilometers east of Crater Queen. This crater can be reached via the footpath down through the forest with trees that shade, there are some parts of the steep road. Unlike the Queen crater that offers spectacular views of the crater area, at the Domas Crater appear visible expanse of rocks and cliffs of yellowish white with hollow slits that emit smoke belerang.Di this location visitors can also find some boiling hot springs with sulfur smoke aroma. In particular the hot springs used by surrounding communities to heal skin diseases and in other hot water source is used to boil eggs. From the Domas Crater visitors can walk back up toward the crater Queen parking lot or to pursue a horizontal path toward the parking lot below.
Towards Tangkuban Boat
Tangkuban Perahu Mountain region can be reached from the city towards the North direction past the bus station / public transport pipe, Lembang City and then to the gate or counter inside. Another path through the town of Subang through recreation and Ciater tea plantations.
For visitors who prefer walking or biking may have a short cut through such paths through the Desa Jayagiri, Lembang. When you choose this route do not forget to stop by the park Junghuhn Nature Reserve. At this location there is the monument and the tomb of botanists and geologists Junghuhn Franz Wilhelm, formerly known as explorers mountains in Java and a pioneer in the cultivation of plantation crops Priangan quinine in the region of West Java. Toward the 2nd world war, world production of quinine (Cinchona de Calisaya), as raw material medicine of malaria, the biggest, about 91% came from Nederlands-Indie (Indonesia).
Visitors can ride the public transportation bus-Subang Bandung majors up to the fork in the road to Tangkuban Perahu. Or take minibus majoring in Lembang-Tangkuban Perahu.
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Historical eruptions of Mount Tangkuban Perahu, source: portal.vsi.esdm.go.id
1829 - eruptions of ash and rocks from the Queen and Domas crater
1846 - occurred eruption, increased activity
1896 - formed a new fumarole on the north crater Rhino
1900 - Queen eruption of steam from the crater
1910 - a column of smoke rose as high as 2 km above the crater wall, crater eruption came from the Queen
1926 - freatik eruption in the crater of the Queen to form a hole Ecoma
1935 - new fumarole field called the Rhino case, 150 m to the south-west of the crater Queen
1952 - ash eruption was preceded by the eruption hidrothermal (freatik)
1957 - freatik eruption in the crater of the Queen, formed a new crater hole
1961, 1965, 1967 - eruption freatik
1969 - freatik eruption was preceded by a weak eruption produces ash
1971 - eruption freatik
1983 - ash clouds rising as high as 159 m above the crater queen
1992 - an increase of seismic activity with strong shallow earthquakes with small eruptions freatik
1994 - New eruption in the crater freatik
