Beautiful Scenery Dieng plateau settlement

Dieng plateau settlement is an active volcanic area, which can be regarded as volcanic environment, with an average altitude of about 2,000 m above sea level. Temperatures in Dieng range 15-20 ° C in the daytime and 10 ° C at night. From a distance, Dieng area looked like a broken mountain terrain with a lot of leaving a crater. That is why the Dieng Plateau are named with a mean plateau in the mountains.

Dieng name itself comes from Sanskrit language which is "On" meaning "high place" or "mountain" and "Hyang" from Khayangan word meaning place of the gods goddesses. So Dieng means mountainous area where the gods and goddesses residing, but according to other sources, Dieng name comes from the words in the language of Java "super" which means beautiful and "Aeng" meaning strange. Dieng means beautiful place and full of weirdness.

The administration, including Dieng Dieng Kulon village, Subdistrict Batur, and Dieng Wetan Banjarnegara District, District Kejajar, Wonosobo regency, while astronomically located at 7.20 ° latitude and 109.92 ° East.
Dieng plateau region is a prime tourist area of ​​Wonosobo regency. In this area there are various tourist attractions in the form of natural and cultural heritage of the past such as the temples and archaeological objects. Dieng plateau is managed by two districts of Wonosobo regency and Banjarnegara. The line of separation between the two districts is appropriate to divide Dieng Plateu. So the objects that are there are also divided, there are that are in Wonosobo and there that are in Banjarnegara. However, due to geographical conditions in such a way, the Dieng Plateau are more accessible from Wonosobo.
Tourism is a well-known object in the form: Temple The temples are located Dieng built as a place of worship for the god Shiva and Sakti of Shiva, is a legacy that Sanjaya Hindu dynasty Shiva. The temples in this area lies scattered, but there is one group of temples which consists of 5 temples. The group is named after the temple Pendawa consisting of: temple Semar, Arjuna, Heroine, Sembadra and Puntadewa. Not far from the Supervisory temple, the temple looks Gatotkaca located on the hill Pangonan. While the temple is situated at the foot of the mountain Dwarawati Boat. There is also Bima, the largest temple in the region.
Crater Plateu Dieng area is a mountain area that is still active. Here there is much that every time boiling cauldron and pulled out a thick white smoke with the distinctive aroma of sulfur.

• Sibanteng crater located in the village of Dieng Kulon. This crater had erupted in January 2009 (15 / 1), causing Dieng tourist areas to be closed several days to anticipate the occurrence of gas poisoning disaster. The eruption of the mud came up to 2km, Perhutani property damage in the surrounding forests, and causing landslides that block the White Kali, son Serayu River.
•  The crater is a crater in the DTD Sikidang the most popular visited by tourists because most easily achieved. This crater is famous for the gas discharge holes are always moving. Because of frequent moves like a deer / deer, then people around the crater called Sikidang (child Kijang).
• Sileri is the most active crater and has erupted several times (note that there are 1944, 1964, 1984, and July 2003). At last freatik activity (26 September 2009) appeared three new craters valve accompanied by jets of material as high as 200 meters.
• Sinila located in the village of Dieng Wetan. Sinila crater had erupted on the morning of 1979, exactly 20 February 1979.

Lake Colors Named color lake because the lake reflects the variety of beautiful colors. There Disampingya pengilon lake (lake mirror) as shiny as a mirror. This phenomenon may be caused by the mineral content of the lake. Indeed, the lake-lake located not far from several craters that issued the minerals from the earth. However, the reflection color is not always visible. Especially when the weather is dim. However, the scenery and atmosphere in this place will never be found elsewhere.
Semar Cave On the shores of Lake Colours, there are several small caves. One of them is Gua Semar. Length about 4 meters with walls of stone and can be used to meditate. There is another cave on the side of the cave and cave Jaran Wells. Inside the cave wells have holy water source known as "Tirta Prawitasari" at this location are usually held a Hindu ritual called Muspe / Mubakti. In addition to these small caves, there are also crater. The crater is kawab Sikendang. So named because it sometimes sounds like a drum.
Tuk Bimalukar Is a spring with a shower made of ancient stone. Bimalukar name comes from the story that the Bhima Sena melukar (off) his clothes to be purified. Medium Tuk is a word in Javanese language, which means spring. This river springs Serayu quite famous and is believed to make people younger.
Dieng Plateau Theater (DPT)

Dieng Plateau Theater is tourism facilities in the form of cinema that the material is a natural event Dieng information, such as event Sinila 1979. Facility was initiated by the Governor of Central Java at that time, father H. Mardiyanto. Located on the hillside Sikendil, approximately 1.5 km from the junction into Dieng, 250 meters from Lake Color. Located at an altitude of 2100 m above sea level. Seating capacity is 100 seats. In the surrounding areas are equipped with a garden and a place to relax. From there it looked like a chain of mountains: Mount Prahu, Mount Juranggrawah, Mount Pangonan, Mount Sipandu, Mount nagasari, Mount pangamun-Amun, and Mount Elephant Mungkur.

Kailasa Museum Dieng Dieng Kailasa museum, store artifacts and provide information about the nature (geology, flora and fauna), the people Dieng (daily life, agriculture, beliefs, arts) and the archaeological heritage of Dieng. Having a theater to see the movie (currently about archaeological Dieng), an open stage on the roof of the museum, and restaurants.