Mbah Hole Soero

Mbah hole Soero is the historical sights in the city of West Sumatra Sawahlunto .

Mbah hole Soero : historical evidence invaders cruelty

If you are visiting the province of West Sumatra and loved historical attractions , then you can stop in the historical sights in the city Soero Mbah Hole Sawahlunto . This hole is a former coal mining barracks located in the New Urban Land District of Okanagan Field Fresh with a length of about 1.5 km below Sawahlunto city .
People chain and Mbah Soero

Coal source was discovered by Dutch geologist , De Groet in 1858 , and the Dutch government immediately take advantage of this mine to profit from its colonies . To mine coal in this area , the Dutch brought the prisoners from various parts of Indonesia , both are arrested for committing a crime , or the heroes who fought against the occupation of the Netherlands in the homeland . Former coal mine has been a silent witness to the suffering of those chains , which the prisoners were forced to work the coal mines while chained so as not to run away . Many of those who later died due to illness , starvation , or shot for insubordination .

Soero Mbah a prisoner is brought in from Java and became the leader of the people of this chain . He is highly respected and is believed to have magic power used to defend the people including those chains . Meanwhile the wife is Mbah Soero TBAs are also respected people . It is not known from where the origin Mbah Soero actually , after his death , the community leaders then buried in the cemetery in Tanjung Sari Sawahlunto chain .

Menstruating women are prohibited from entering hole Mbah Soero

Entrance to attractions Mbah Soero hole is relatively economical , ie 7500 dollars only . Interestingly , the manager of the tourist entry ban issued regulations for women who are menstruating . It is not known what the cause of this ban , probably because the human skeleton is found when these places are built , so that people have to respect this place . For this you need a hole down time of 25 minutes and the end of the hole is located across the street from the entrance .

Well , interesting is not it ? So do not forget to visit the historical attractions of this Soero Mbah hole if you stop in West Sumatra