Popular Tourist Attraction in Tegal

Tegal is the name of the regency and city in Central Java. Tegal regency capital in Slawi while Tegal city capitalized in Tegal city itself. There are wide range of interesting tourist attractions in both the Tegal regency and in Tegal city. In this discussion we will make in one discussion that 12 popular tourist attractions in Tegal. One of the tour were very popular in Tegal is Guci hot water bath. This place is always crowded by tourists especially during the holiday season arrives. Here is a list of 12 popular tourist attractions in Tegal more.

1. Guci hot water bath => Guci hot water bath is one of the natural tourist attraction that are very famous in Tegal regency, Central Java, or precisely located in Pekandangan hamlet, Rembul village, Bojong subdistrict, Tegal regency. As the name implies, this tourist attraction has a unique in the form hot spring at the foot of Mount Slamet. The hot spring are 25 pieces with levels varying temperatures. The water that comes out of the Guci hot spring trusted by society can cure various diseases. As well as the thermal bath, the scenery around the Guci is also very interesting because it is located at the foot of Mount Slamet. So the nuances of the cool mountain air is very pronounced.
   
2. Purwahamba Indah beach => The location of Tegal regency residing on the edge of the island of Java make this regency has several beach and among them used as a tourist attraction because it has beautiful scenery. Tourist attraction beach in Tegal one of them is Purwahamba Indah beach. This beach has row of very complete facilities ranging from waterboom, swimming pool, mini train, water bike, gazebo, cafe etc. Purwahamba Indah beach has a beautiful color in the form clear blue water beach with the waves not too big and the shoreline is overgrown with lush palm trees. If you are interested to visit this beach you can find its location on the highway Tegal - Pemalang km 14.
   
3. Cacaban reservoir => Cacaban reservoir is a beautiful tourist attraction in Tegal regency. The scenery in this tour is a building reservoir built since 1952 and the laying of the first stone by the President Soekarno. Cacaban reservoir actually has a primary function as facility irrigation for the surrounding rice fields. But it is also used by the Government Tegal regency as a tourist attraction very potential. During this time the Cacaban reservoir seriously developed into a tourist attraction. This was evidenced by the construction of several facilities around the reservoir such as campground, children's playground, stage entertainment, floating stalls, boat tour etc.
   
4. Agro-tourism antique locomotive => Want to enjoy the antique locomotive surrounding villages and sugar cane plantations? At Tegal you can enjoy it is in agro-tourism antique locomotive managed by PG. Pangkah in Tegal regency, which is part of the PTPN IV Central Java. PG. Pangkah is a company about sugarcane plantations and processing heritage Dutch colonial government which had been nationalized as an Indonesian company. Besides enjoying the antique locomotive, you also can visit the sugar factory and see firsthand the manufacture of sugar using a machine. At certain moments especially before the harvest season begins to be carried out ritual 'temanten cane' which in essence is a form of gratitude to God Almighty for crop yields obtained during the year.
   
5. Curug Cantel Bumijawa => Curug Cantel Bumijawa has beautiful scenery in the form of curug or waterfall with a height of 60 meters. With that height, then the water that fall will be very heavy. It is not recommended to bathe under a waterfall directly. But unfortunately the beauty of Curug Cantel Bumijawa has not been able enjoyed by the general public because location of this tourist attraction is hidden. Which is situated in the hamlet Kalipedes, Sigedong Village, Bumijawa subdistrict - Tegal regency. Access to the location this tour is also still hard with tracking as far as 400 meters from the highway.
   
6. Curug Putri => Curug Putri is also has beautiful scenery, in the form of waterfall in the middle of shady trees. This waterfall is not as high as Curug Cantel. which only has a height of 25 meters. Curug Putri is located on the border of two regencies, between Tegal and Brebes. To reach the Curug Putri is very easy. So that makes Curug Putri as a tourist attraction in Tegal were never empty of visitors.
   
7. Alam Indah beach => This is one of the beach are crowded with visitors in Tegal. It was because of its strategic location in the city of Tegal. Alam Indah beach has a flat shape with brown beach sand. This beach has a length of 2100 meters and has a good view as clean of litter. On the Alam Indah beach has built several facilities that attract them is waterboom, Monument Bahari and boat tours are very demand by tourists. If you are interested in visit to Alam Indah beach, you can come to a street address Sangir, Mintaragen village, Tegal Timur subdistrict, Tegal city.
   
8. Gerbang Mas Bahari Waterpark => Gerbang Mas Bahari Waterpark is another tourist attraction located in the town of Tegal. This tourist attraction is perfect for traveling with your family, especially during the holiday season arrives. In these places, there are wide variety of rides ready to be enjoyed by our children. Only with tickets costing IDR 15,000 on a normal day or IDR 25,000 on Saturday, Sunday and national holiday, you can enjoy variety of water games such as swimming pool, wave pool, wet futsal, kiddy pool etc. The location of tourist attraction in Tegal city of this one, located adjacent to the bus station Tegal city.
   
9. Cempaka lake => Cempaka lake in Tegal regency is a tourist attraction in the form of water source is still natural. The location of this tour located in the village of Cempaka, Bumijawa subdistrict, Tegal regency. Cempaka lake has a beautiful atmosphere with scenery of the lake in the middle of the shady trees and cool tube. Very comfortable to linger over with water play here. Thus, this tourist spot quite crowded with visitors. The wide of Cempaka lake is 15 square meters and be used by local people for daily use as well as irrigation facilities in the surrounding rice fields.
   
10. Rita Park => Want to know the family tourist attraction in Tegal city that is currently popular? Surely Rita Park, which is a new tourist attraction located in Tegal. Rita Park is currently the largest rides in Central Java. Here you and your family can enjoy wide variety of games are complete. Therefore Rita Park is often referred to Dufan Central Java. Rides games that are here include kiddie ride, bom-bom car, flying tiger, 5D cinema, traveling circus, frog jump etc. The location of Rita Park is very strategic namely located in the region of Rita Supermall, street colonel Sugiono 155, Tegal.
    
11. Tanjung mountain => Tanjung mountain or also often called Sitanjung hill is hilly region located in Lebaksiu subdistrict, Tegal. In this area we can enjoy some very interesting sights include Gung river with a stretch of rocks that look beautiful, Sunglon bridge, Sitanjung hill etc. In this area there is also a food stall equipped with fishing which provides variety of menu mainstay namely fish dishes as well as egg martabak the typical of Lebaksiu.
    
12. Taman Rakyat Slawi Ayu (TRASA) => The last tourist destination in Tegal we will discuss this time is the Taman Rakyat Slawi Ayu which is a park that is used as a place to gather, relax and enjoy the typical cuisine Tegal. Taman Rakyat Slawi Ayu can be regarded as a tourist spot which is still new and was opened in 2013. Taman Rakyat Slawi Ayu is located in front of the bus station Slawi. So, it is very easy to reach. The purpose of the establishment of Taman Rakyat Slawi Ayu in Slawi is as a place of community interaction Tegal in various activities, such as social activities, performing arts, sports and so on.
    

Thus was 12 popular tourist attractions in the regency and the town of Tegal, Central Java. If you are visiting or have friends in Tegal, do not forget took time to visit the beautiful places above. 

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Interesting places and buildings

• Gunung Guci: natural sulfur waterfalls for healing many skin diseases;
• Pantai Alam Indah (PAI): a famous beach in Tegal;
• Alun-alun Tegal: in front of Mesjid Agung Tegal mosque;
• Pasar Pagi Tegal: the biggest market in Tegal;
• Bird Market: in Pasar Senggol next to Alun-alun area;
• Taman Poci: a small park with children's playground and picnic area in front of the station, with kiosks selling exotic foods and Teh Poci tea;
• Tegal railway station: connecting many other big cities in Java.

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The Language of Tegal

Tegal has its own language, known as Bahasa Tegal. Some Indonesian comedians speak it because its accent and dialect arouse amusement. The greeting "How are you?" translates to "Kepriben kabare?"

SlangEdit

It is common practice for people in Tegal to call their friends "Jon", "Jack" or "Jakwir". The translation for "Daddy" is Jasak, "Mommy" is Jok, a younger brother is addressed as Yarig and an older brother as Sahang. Many other words can only be understood by native Tegals. Bahasa Tegal also has many Arabic loan words.

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The History of Tegal

Aerial view of Pagonan sugar factory (ca.1928-40)

The city of Tegal developed from a small village called Tetegual. The modernization of the village began in the early 1530s, and it eventually became part of the Pekalongan Regency, which admitted the existence of the Pajang Empire in Central Java. The Pajang Empire was the successor of the Sultanate of Demak.

The city was founded by Ki Gede Sebayu. Together with the local people, he aspired to increase the region’s agriculture, exploiting its fertile soil. Because of his efforts to develop the region, he became the high leader and the symbol of the city. His coronation as leader was held simultaneously with a traditional festival celebrating a rich agricultural harvest. In accordance with district ordinance no. 5/1988, July 28 is the anniversary of the city of Tegal.

In the 1920s, the city was a center of activism for the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), and the radical leaders of the Tegal branch of the PKI were among the instigators of the 1926 rebellion that led to the temporary destruction of that party.

On October 8, 1945, an anti-feudalism movement called Gerakan Tiga Daerah ("Three Regions Movement") was established in Tegal, Pekalongan, and Brebes. Its goal was to replace the blue-blood regents (related to the kings of Yogyakarta and Surakarta) with ordinary people. According to the leaders of this movement, the old regents had cooperated with the Japanese during the world war II and sent people to Japanese slave labor camps. The main leader of Gerakan Tiga Daerah was Sarjiyo, who became the new regent of Pekalongan. Others were Kutil, K. Mijaya and Ir. Sakirman. Ir Sakirman was the local leader of the PKI. The government of the Republic of Indonesia in Yogyakarta opposed Gerakan Tiga Daerah and declared it illegal.

Gerakan Tiga Daerah had the old regents arrested, stripped naked and dragged into prison. Other government officials and police officers were kidnapped and massacred at Talang bridge. TheGerakan Tiga Daerah also started a racial riot against ethnic Chinese in Brebes. On November 4, 1945, the movement attacked the Indonesian army headquarters and the regent office in Pekalongan. The rebels were defeated by the Indonesian army in a fierce battle on December 21, 1945, and most of their leaders were arrested and imprisoned. This rebellion is called the Three Regions Affair.

During the unrest following the resignation of President Suharto in 1998, Tegal was the site of extensive protests and occasional violence against local government officials, especially in June 1998.

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About Tegal

Tegal Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the northwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It has an area of 876.10 km², and had a population of 1,394,839 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 1,411,947. Its administrative centre was formerly Tegal city in the northwest corner of the regency, but this city was subsequently administratively separated from the regency, whose administrative centre is now at Slawi, a suburb of the city lying about 20 km south of the city centre and within the regency's boundaries.

The Dutch East Indies colonial sugar industry originated in Tegal and the nearby city of Pekalongan, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the east. Tegal Regency remained a major sugar production center until the mid-20th century.^[2] The city served as a port for exporting sugar produced on the nearby plantations. Tegal is famous for its warung, commonly called "warteg" or warung tegal. It is also known for its tea products, such as teh botol Sosro, Tong Tji tea, 2 Tang tea, Gopek tea and other brands.

Administrative DistrictsEdit

Tegal Regency comprises eighteendistricts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:^[2]

District Population 2010 Census Margasari 94,405 Bumijawa 83,286 Bojong 61,192 Balapulang 80,847 Pagerbarang 51,931 Lebaksiu 82,831

District Population 2010 Census Jatinegara 53,411 Kedung Banteng 39,900 Pangkah 98,652 Slawi 68,745 Dukuhwaru 58,015 Adiwerna 118,153

District Population 2010 Census Dukuhturi 87,840 Talang 96,400 Tarub 75,924 Kramat 102,285 Suradadi 80,534 Warureja 59,488

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