Mount Batur

Mount Batur

Mount Batur is an active volcano in Kintamani district, Bangli regency, Bali, Indonesia. Located in the northwest of Mount Agung, the mountain has a caldera measuring 13.8 x 10 km and is one of the largest and most beautiful in the world (van Bemmelen, 1949). Caldera bund height ranges between 1267 m - 2152 m (summit G. Abang). I formed inside the caldera caldera II in the form of a circular with a diameter of approximately 7 km. The basis of the caldera II is located between 120-300 m lower than the railroad Kintamani (basic Caldera I). Inside the caldera there is a crescent-shaped lake that occupies the southeastern part of the length is about 7.5 km, maximum width 2.5 km, the circumference of about 22 km and width about 16 km2, which is called Lake Batur. Mount Batur caldera formed by an estimated two major eruptions, 29 300 and 20 150 years ago. Mount Batur is composed of three volcanic cones with each of the crater, I Batur, Batur Batur II and III.
Eruption Mount Batur has erupted many times. Eruption activity G. Batur in recorded history began in 1804 and the last eruption occurred in 2000. From 1804 to 2005, Mount Batur has erupted more than 26 times [2] and the most violent place on August 2 and ended 21 September 1926. The eruption of Mount Batur that make hot lava flow Batur and stockpiling Village Ulun Danu Batur.
The new Batur village, was rebuilt on the edge of the caldera south of Kintamani. Ulun Danu rebuilt, is still renowned as the most beautiful temples in Bali. This temple is dedicated to honor the "Goddess Danu" the goddess of water authorities, as well as the temple is located on Lake Bratan also is dedicated to worship the "Goddess Danu".

Attractions Mount Batur region known as a tourist attraction Bangli District mainstay. Perhaps the story in Lontar Susana Bali, Gunung Batur is the peak of Mount Mahameru who moved Batara Pasupati untuik be sthana Betari Danuh (palace goddess Danu). At any given time, all Hindus of various regions in Bali came to deliver to Suwinih Batur to repel pests disaster that befell their fields. By delivering this suminih the Batur volcano region into a fertile area.
Areas that can be highlighted as a tourist attraction is the crater, caldera and the lake. There is a stream of water in a soil that drains the water of Lake Batur, which came into spring in several places in Bali and considered the "holy Tirta" Contained cultural tourism in the region of Mount Batur is Trunyan. Although the entire population are Hindus Trunyan like most people of Bali, they claim that Hindu Trunyan a Hindu kingdom of Majapahit original heritage. In the north there Trunyan Kuban, a village where the tomb, but the body was not buried or burned, but put under the tree after an elaborate funeral ceremonies. Pemakamanan place is filled with the bones, and we may find a fresh corpse.