Surakarta can also be known through the title
"Solo". "Surakarta" can be used in formal and official
contexts. The town includes a similar title using the neighboring district of
"Kartasura", in which the previous capital of Mataram was situated.
Variant spelling of Surakarta is located as Soerakarta - and is just the old
spelling just before the pre 1948's spelling change.
Geography
It's roughly 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Yogyakarta, and
100 km (60 miles) southeast of Semarang The eastern area of the town is
outlined by Bengawan Solo River, a long river on Java. The forest may be the
inspiration for that song Bengawan Solo, a nineteen forties composition by
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which grew to become famous throughout a lot of Asia.
Goverment
In the present Indonesian context Surakarta is really a city
inside the province of Central Java. Before the Indonesian nation being created
it had been 1 of 2 areas ruled by local leaders.
Throughout Nederlander occupation, the 2 areas were referred
to as Vorstenland - the Yogyakarta and Surakarta principalities. Competition
backward and forward continues to be endemic since their founding within the
1700s and it was a deliberate ploy through the Nederlander colonial forces to
draw attention away from the interest from the existence of the Nederlander
colonial energy.
The ruler from the primary court inside the city is actually
a hereditary king with title of Pakubuwono. The current king is Pakubuwono
XIII. The ruler of Mangkunegaran, a little principality inside Kasunanan is
known as Mangkunegoro, with Mangkunegara IX because the present monarch. Both
(or three of these) no more hold any political energy.
Marketplaces
You will find 2 major marketplaces within the city, namely
Pasar Klewer and Pasar Gede. Pasar Klewer is known because the greatest textile
market in the area.
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