Feels "Hollywood" at Sawah Lunto

FROM a distance, writing letters of Sawahlunto is almost similar to text Hollywood. Both are emblazoned in the middle of the beautiful green hills.

Sawahlunto is one of the city in the province of West Sumatera, that has a beautiful natural landscape and the story of the Dutch East Indies colonial heritage. All still there though in different times.

Uniquely, the old buildings are still used by the Dutch local residents as a residence, offices, and stores. Sawahlunto is also often called "Kota Tua"- means, the old town. The city is just 90 km from the capital of West Sumatra, Padang.

In Sawahlunto, tourists can visit the caves that contains a variety of ornaments. One of them is decorated with waterfalls and other stone has a beautiful stalactite and stalagmite.

Here it is, a short stories about Sawahlunto ....

In the mid-19th century, Sawahlunto is a mining town. De Greve had found coal in Ombilin River. Then in 1888 the Dutch government began to establish various coal mining facilities.

To facilitate the transport of coal transportation from city to city Sawahlunto Padang, Dutch East Indies government initiative to prolong the railway line in 1894.

Most of the population is Sawahlunto coal miners. They hired the Dutch East Indies government are prisoners who are paid a low price.

In 1898, then made ​​a tunnel for mining purposes. This is the first pit in West Sumatra is located in Cold Water, District Valley Fresh. In 1932 the mine was closed and reopened in June 2007.