This area is located approximately 26 km north of Wonosobo regency's capital, with a height of 6,000 feet or 2093 m above sea level. Dieng cool temperatures in winter approached. Temperatures range from 15-20 ° C in the daytime and 10 ° C at night. In fact, sometimes the temperature can reach 0 ° C in the morning, particularly between July to August. Locals refer to it as extreme temperatures upas bun that means "dew poison" because of this moisture causing damage to agricultural crops.
Note: The image of the crater, Candi Arjuna, and Dieng Map
Tourism Object:
Some of the cultural heritage and nature reserves have been used as a tourist attraction and is managed jointly by the two districts, namely Banjarnegara and Wonosobo. Here are some attractions in Dieng.
* Lake robe, a lake that often creating shades of red, green, blue, white, and violet
* Lake Pengilon
* Crater: Sikidang, Sileri, Sinila (explode and release toxic gas in 1979 with 149 victims of the soul)
* Complex of Hindu temples built in the 7th century, among others: Gatotkaca, Bima
* Gua Semar
* Wells Jalatunda
* Eye Serayu River water
Dieng name comes from the ancient Sundanese "On" meaning "place" or "mountain" and "Hyang" which means (God). Thus, Dieng mean mountain areas where the gods and goddesses residing. The name comes from the Sundanese Dieng as expected before the year 600 the area inhabited by the Sundanese and Javanese instead. (Source: wikipedia).
The temples in Dieng believed to be an early sign of Hindu civilization on the island of Java at the time of Sanjaya in the 8th century. This is indicated by a cluster of temples in Dieng who is said to worship the god Shiva. The temples are: Arjuna Temple, Temple Heroine, Puntadewa Temple, Temple Sembadra, Candi Gatot Kaca. As for naming the temples themselves believed started in the 19th century. This is indicated by the existing reliefs on the temple. For example, at Temple Heroine, painted reliefs which is precisely the form of depictions of the god Shiva. The temples are built using construction aggregates from Mount Pakuwaja in South Dieng temple complex.
Dieng volcano is made up of parents who experienced a drastic decline (dislocations), by fracturing the northwest and southeast. The old volcano is Mount Prau. In part the sinkhole appeared small mountains are: Mt Alang, Mount nagasari, Mount Panglimunan, Mount Pangonan, Mount Gajahmungkur and Mount Pakuwaja.
Some volcanoes are still active with distinct characteristics. Magma that arises is not too strong not like the Mount Merapi. While the pop-pop that happens is because the underground water pressure by the magma which gave rise to a few bubbles of hot mud. This phenomenon, among others, can be seen in craters or crater Sikidang Candradimuka.
To anticipate the occurrence of volcanic hazards Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation continuously monitors volcanic activity in the Dieng Mountains.
Dieng is a beautiful and peaceful place and save a million challenges passion of scientists to conduct research. (Source: www.savedieng.org)
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