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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Watu Puton ngelak Tourism Village in Yogyakarta


Many villages that have the potential interesting to visit, in addition to the natural attractions such as beach tourism in the Bantul area. But to see the village life and learning will presumably you can visit the tourist village filled with a variety of potential that can be used as learning while enjoying the natural beauty of the stunning countryside.



One of the tourist village that you can visit is Puton tourist village, which is located in the hamlet Puton, Jetis village, Bantul. The village has an area of ​​approximately 70 hectares with a population of approximately 1,284 people with 393 households. In the tourism village Puton villages, tourist villages, fishing villages putonterdapat various tourism potential that can provide an attraction to tourists. And that is a mainstay tourist village Puton is opaque and watu ngelak river from its natural source.

Name watu ngelak began when Sultan Agung wandered from palace Plered, with opaque down the river towards the sea to the South to meditate. When arriving at a place that a lot of the rock he felt conjecture that the Javanese language gremeng-gremeng, then that place is now called Gremeng located in the hamlet Sindhet. Sultan Agung momentary stop in place and sitting on the stone hill, at the time of Sultan Agung feel thirst and by a little boy who is looking for a fish, he was given coconut water to quench your thirst and drink it. Sultan Agung of the incident gave the name of the rock hill Watu ngelak (ngelak in Indonesian means Haus / thirst), whereas the rock surrounding hill village called Puton which means grandchildren. This is consistent with the child who gave him a drink is a grandson of Widows in Dadapan village, which is located to the south of the village Puton. Since then residents for generations to believe the story of the origin of the village name.

Village tourism in addition to the flagship Puton also still have another tour the farms and villages Puton, tourist villages, watu ngelakperikanan, the potential of culture and art, opaque river rafting, fishing, camping area and also handicrafts. To craft a stone carving crafts, wood crafts, painting, batik, and even craft from banana stem and also willing takir which is now rarely used because many replaced by plastic materials.

While the potential of cultural art form of musical, puppet or pedhalangan, traditional dance, gejog dimples, sholawatan, as well as youth and hadroh band. Do not forget to taste the culinary specialties of this village a dent chips, peanut couples, and also sego wiwit and fresh fish dishes. As a supporter of available facilities to stage cultural attractions, playground and camping, fishing, eating cottage shaped gazebo gazebo as many as 6 units, means art, joglo / gallery, homestay, even carriage and bike tours.

Ngelak Watu is a historic site in the form of a large rock at the edge stretching Opak. The site is located in the hamlet Puton, Village Trimulyo, Jetis, Bantul. According to locals, Watu ngelak is where the Sultan Agung Hanyakrakusuma meditated.

Watu ngelak Puton Hamlet has historic value that has been trusted by the people for generations. Watu name history began when Sultan Agung ngelak Hanyakrakusuma wander from Kraton Plered. He was down the river towards the South Sea Opak to meditate. In the middle of the journey, Sultan Agung stop on the rocks (Rock Hill) and fumbles (term = gremeng-gremeng Java) so the site is now called Gremeng (Hamlet Sindhet). When Sultan Agung feel thirsty, a child who is looking for a fish give him a drink of coconut water, so the Sultan Agung named the rock ngelak Watu (lit. "Stone Haus"). Hamlet around rocky hill named Puton (from the Java language putu) which means grandchildren, because children who gave him the drink was the grandson of a widow in the village Dadapan, a region south of the hamlet Puton. [1] The tourism potential this site has got the attention of Group conscious Tourism (Pokdarwis) and Head of Culture and Tourism of Bantul.


How to get there :

  • With Private Vehicles 
  • Public Transport from the bus terminal Giwangan Imogiri majors, down in the village Puton
Nearby places and hotels nearby:
Some hotels in the vicinity of the Tomb Kings Imogiri, Batik Giriloyo, Tomb Girisapto. Some hotels around the site including Grand Rosella or Dusun Jogja Village Inn.


This is a little article about the tourist village of Watu ngelak Puton Yogyakarta. may be useful for readers, and please if you want to visit this tourist village to enjoy the beauty and hospitality of the villagers Puton watu ngelak Yogyakarta. 

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