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| Semarang | ||
| province | Jawa Tengah | |
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| Residents | 1.621.384 (2015) | |
| height | 4 m | |
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Semarang is a city in Jawa Tengah on the north coast.
background
Semarang is the capital of the province Jawa Tengah, an important port and an important trading city. Semarang has about 1.5 million inhabitants. Even during the Dutch colonial era, Semarang was an important center, which is still evident today in many representative buildings and streets from the colonial era. In the rainy months, floods are omnipresent, which the locals usually accept calmly and even add a fun side to this fact with the song "Semarang Kaline Banjir".
getting there
By plane
Semarangs 1 Achmad Yani International Airport
(IATA: SRG) (Bandar Udara Internasional Ahmad Yani) is not far from the city center in a westerly direction. It is a regional airport with numerous daily connections to Jakarta. You can usually book connections for less than € 25 (including checked baggage) at short notice (as of October 2016). One of the other possible connections is that after Singapore Changi, which is an important hub for international air traffic.
By train
The most important train stations are the two centrally located
- 2 Poncol (Stasiun Poncol or Semarang Poncol on the online booking sites), Jl. Imam Bonjol No.115 (TransSemarang Koridor III and IV). Tel.: 62 24 3544496.
- 3 Tawang (Stasiun Tawang or Semarang Tawang on the online booking sites), Jl. Taman Tawang No 1 (TransSemarang Koridor II, III, and IV). Tel.: 62 24 3544544.
Here, Tawang is controlled by the majority of the trains. Fast trains to Jakarta take 5 to 7 hours and tickets cost between € 10 and € 25 (prices vary greatly depending on the train, as of October 2016).
By bus
There are two important supra-regional bus stations:
- In the East 4 Terboyo to the terminal
- In the West 5 Mangkang Bis Terminal
Buses usually go in the directions in which the bus stations are located. You can travel south from both bus stations. The bus stations are connected to the most important points in the city center and with each other via a good city bus system and Angkots. If you have to wait a long time in Mangkang for a bus, you can comfortably bridge the time in the zoo opposite.
In the street
By boat
mobility
Dynamic cardsIn addition to numbered Angkot lines, on which the final and intermediate destinations are usually indicated, there are two main systems of urban buses.
- The blue-gray DAMRI buses (AC) run on the following routes:
- DAMRI Route No.1: Terboyo - Banyumanik
- DAMRI Route No.2: Terboyo (Eastern Bus Terminal) - Mangkang (Western Bus Terminal)
- DAMRI Route No.3: Ngaliyan - Pucang Gading
- DAMRI Route No.4: Johar (central bazaar) - Kompleks Perumnas
- DAMRI Route No.5: Mangkang - Ungaran (via toll road)
- DAMRI Route No.6: Penggaron - Ungaran (via toll road)
- There are also bus corridors for the TransSemarang buses, which are accessed from elevated platforms. There are 4 so-called corridors that the buses use:
- Koridor I Penggaron - Mangkang
- Koridor II Pudakpayung - Terboyo (To Terminal)
- Koridor III Pelabuhan (port) - Akpol
- Koridor IV Cangkiran - Ahmad Yani Airport - Stasiun Tawang (Tawang Train Station)
- You only pay once to board a TransSemarang system bus. You can change at the intersections of the corridors without having to pay again. Helpful staff is there to ensure that you get the right bus at the transfer point.
- There are still numerous private buses driving around, most of which have one of the bus stations as their destination.
Tourist Attractions
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples
- 1 Gereja Blenduk (Immanuelskirche), Jalan Letjen Suprapto 32.
- This oldest church in Semarang was built in 1753. It has a large dome and is kept simple and Protestant. Inside there is a beautiful baroque organ. There is an entrance fee. In front of the church, a well-tended little park invites you to linger. The area around the church is worth seeing, as this is the old town with many representative colonial buildings. The Dutch word for old town "Oudstadt" is still used today for this area.
- 2 Sam Poo Kong (Chinese Temple). Tel.: 62 24 7605 277.
- This Chinese temple, which is very large for Java, is located south of the city center. He was made in honor of the Chinese admiral w: Zheng He who commanded a huge Chinese fleet in the 15th century and visited Semarang. Since Zheng He was of Muslim belief, you can also see many Muslims visiting this temple. The temple buildings don't seem particularly old. There is a stage on which (at least on Saturdays) traditional performances such as the Chinese lion and dragon dance but also modern singing and dancing performances can be seen. Entrance fees are charged twice: first when you enter the temple area with the stage. Here you also have a good view of all temple buildings. However, if you want to go inside, you will be asked to pay again.
- 3 Klenteng Tay Kak You (Chinese Temple). : This Chinese temple and the facade of the adjoining building are also worth seeing. It can be reached on foot from Gereja Blenduk. After leaving the "Oudstadt" you walk through the Chinese quarter.
Others
- 4 Lawang Sewu.
The house with the thousand doors, originally the administrative headquarters of the "Nederlands-Indische Spoorweg" railway company. - 5 Simpang Lima (Lapangan "Pancasila"). Park.
- 6 Joglo Hills Villa
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Web links
- http://www.semarang.go.id/ - Official website of Semarang
