^^ monggo pinarak..............: Ancient Volcano Nglanggeran

Mount Nglanggeran is the only ancient volcano in Yogyakarta that formed from karst or limestone. The mountain is located in the village of Nglanggeran, Pathuk Subdistrict, Gunung Kidul Regency, who is on a row of Thousand Mountains.

Legend

Nglanggeran Hill is a place to punish villagers who carelessly damage the puppet. Nglanggeran origin of the word is "nglanggar" which means breaking. In hundreds of years ago, the villagers about inviting a mastermind to hold a harvest thanksgiving. However, the villagers do sloppy. They tried to destroy the puppet mastermind belongs. Mastermind wrath and curse of villagers into puppet figure and dumped into Hill Nglanggeran. There are some large rocks which according to the story surrounding residents, used for a hermitage residents. Local residents said that according to belief, Mount Nglanggeran guarded by Kyai Ongko Punokawan Wijoyo and puppet characters. On Java New Year's Eve or Friday Kliwon, some people choose meditation on top of the mountain. In this Nglanggeran Mount, residents ever found a statue like Ken Dedes.

Characteristics

Based on research, this volcano is an active volcano about 60 million years ago. Layer of limestone on Mount Nglanggeran derived from ocean floor and then lifted into the mainland millions of years ago. This mountain has a towering boulders that are usually used as a climbing lane and a place for hermitage residents. The mountain peak is Mount Gedhe at an altitude of about 700 meters above sea level, with the total area of mountains reaches 48 hectares.

Around the Mount Nglanggeran, can be found ponds (or pond), which is building a pond like lake at an altitude of about 500 meters above sea level. Pond with an area of about 5,000 square meters it serves rainwater to irrigate the longan orchards, durian, rambutan and around the pond. In the dry season, farmers can use the water to irrigate the fields. Visitors can climb the stairs to the pond. Until the ponds side, visitors can see the sunset and see ancient volcano across the pond.