Bukit Batu Ratapan Angin Dieng

Regional Overview Dieng

Dieng Plateau is an active volcanic region in Central Java, which entered the district of Banjarnegara and Wonosobo. It lies to the west of Mount Sindoro complex and Sumbing.  Dieng has the average altitude is about 2,000 m above sea level. Temperatures range from 12-20 ° C in daytime and 6-10 ° C at night. In the dry season (July and August), temperatures can reach 0 ° C in the morning and bring frost locals called bun upas ("dew poison") for causing damage to agricultural crops. Administratively, the region of the village of Dieng Dieng Kulon, District Batur, Banjarnegara and Dieng ("Dieng Wetan"), District Kejajar, Wonosobo regency. This region is one of the most remote regions in Central Java.

History Hill Wailing Wind (Bukit Batu Ratapan Angin)

Dieng is a former volcano of ancient is no longer active, in a former eruption of course will leave the rest of the sculpture of nature in the form of hills, rocks protruding, irregular and cliffs as artistic as well as stone moan of the wind which is above the lake color.

Stone moan of the wind are the two big stones adjacent and situated on a hill about Dieng Plateau Theatre this location to be a strategic location to enjoy the beauty of the lake with the background color Pengilon perfect expanse of nature paintings.

Like a canvas that has been painted, the perfection of painting Ponds color can be enjoyed in detail on the top of the rock that formed a little box and the other stands firmly beside him, the wind often feels tight and cause a hissing sound like the lament of sadness, perhaps that's why the two stones is given wailing rock name.

In the community the past, the incidence of a place usually always associated with a story that follows as ever rock this lament associated with the story of loyalty and betrayal, it was said earlier times when there lived a handsome prince and beautiful princess who became her partner, they live in harmony peace with the full love, life journey they too often the story is everywhere even be a living example for their people.

The fate of those who know, the trials of life who would know, until the incident actually befall human beings, over time the love story of a pair of human beings as getting trials were very heavy with the presence of a third person who tease the princess, the intrigues of love begin arise and disrupt the relationship, the princess which was originally devoted his faith began to waver and entangled in a forbidden romance, betrayal-a betrayal, lies launched to cover up the affair between his daughter with his mistress.

A ugliness, covered tightly whatever would eventually open as well, the news began to circulate about them and the prince secretly investigate themselves about the truth of the story told by some of his aides.

Thunderstruck, how shocked the prince when witnessed a life partner are making love with her lover in the forest next to upper lake colors, not only the prince was surprised, the princess was no less shocked witnessed the arrival of a husband who has dikhianatinya, strife occurred between the three men , many times the princess apologized to the prince weeping and wailing but lover of the princess actually commit heinous acts by trying to kill the prince, the prince of the famous magic mandraguna into a rage and deploy Sciences kanuragan he had to fight lover dark princess.

Tornadoes beliuang very devastating occurred at the site, many trees were uprooted, the hills were destroyed, on the sidelines of his fury prince cursed them both into stone, some time later the princess turned transformed into stone sank and his mistress turns to stone standing.

After the incident some time later the prince still often visit these locations to make sure they are still there as a lesson for the people of honesty and betrayal, the wind at this location terkdang blowing and hit the walls of the hill, which led to a strange voice, "This is the voice lamentations of regret from both "the prince to his people, and since then, the adjacent rock perched on a rock called moan of the wind.