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The coastal area around Pekalongan was once part of the ancient Holing (Kalingga) kingdom. The 7th century Sojomerto inscription, discovered in the neighboring Batang Regency in Central Java, showed that the area was linked to Kalingga as well as the ancestors of the Sailendra Dynasty, who built the great Borobudur temple. The exact location of the seat of Kalingga remains unclear, but it was suggested that it should lie somewhere between the cities of Pekalongan and Jepara. However it is most likely that Kalingga was in fact located in Pekalongan, rather than in Jepara, because of the similarity in name between Kalingga and Pekalongan. It is believed that over centuries the name Kalingga, shifted from Kaling, to Kalong, and finally to “Pekalongan".

Fact: As capital of the Pekalongan Regency, the city is best known for its colorful art of Batik, the Indonesian traditional fabric masterpiece that was declared ‘intangible cultural heritage of humanity’ by UNESCO in 2009 :D.

If you like to visit museums, you definitely need to go to Pekalongan Batik Museum. Pekalongan Batik museum has a collection of batik artwork all made by various religions in Indonesia such as Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

Inspire yourself by visiting the beautiful Batik museum. It is worth it!

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Pekalongan has a beautiful train station. Traveling by train is a cheap, relaxing and fast way to get to your next destination. For example it will take 4,5 hours with the train from Jakarta to Pekalongan.

Don’t hesitate and book a train ticket to Pekalongan!
Use the following link to book your tickets:
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Planning a wonderful trip to Pekalongan? We have a hotel tip for you!

Hotel Namira Syariah is number one in Pekalongan at Booking.com and is in the centrum of the vibrant city.

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The surrounding art and traditional community of Pekalongan is called Sintren. Sintren is an element of the mysterical and magical dance that comes from a love story, Sulasih and Sulandono. Only virgin woman may dance at Sintren. This is what we call: Enjoy Pekalongan! ;)

Try this out! Megono is made of young jackfruit in slices. The dressing includes coconut sambal. This special combination makes Megono really tasty and of course spicy. Megono is served with some extra (fried) rice and extra vegetables. We are a big fan of Megono. And you?

Pekalongan became the major producer of sugar! Sugar has been grown since the 12th century. But it became a big source at the 19th century (1830), because of the Dutch efforts.

Let's go, and enjoy our 'sugarfull' Pekalongan!

Did you know?

The name 'Pekalongan' was first called 'Pukalong'. This was one of the biggest seaports of Java! The king of Java lived at Pukalong, later on it became our beautiful Pekalongan.

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