Interesting, Here There is a Spoon Lake Made by the Dutch
When you are traveling do not forget to look around, who knows something interesting, ask and do not keep quiet, let your journey more meaningful. The old saying "Ask when you take a walk, do not let you go astray and just see the streets", hahaha .. this is clearly a wise advice, exactly like this "Ask, do not get lost in the street".
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Early 1990s I once settled in Cot Girek, a palm-oil plantation plateau surrounded by hills located in Cot Girek District, Aceh Utara District, Aceh, Indonesia. This is a settlements inhabited by multi ethnic Indonesia has existed since Dutch colonization. Javanese, Aceh, Batak, and even some families there still have Dutch, German blood. Since Aceh raging the rebellion conflict from1998 to 2015, the area remains safe.
Yes, it is said that Cot Girek is a former Pineapple plantation, since the Dutch colonials established the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) business empire in the archipelago, but Cot Girek was made fruitfield since the early 19th century. The fruit is made into food, the leaves are produced into yarn fibers.
If you come to Cot Girek now, the remnants of the Dutch trading company still exist, especially in the village of Cot Girek Lama, located in the south of the former Sugar Factory that was known in Southeast Asia in the 1970s. Now the old European architectural buildings are already inhabited by citizens who work in the factory owned by PT Government Plantation PT Perkebunan Nusantara 1 (PTPN-1). not only residential, warehouses to store fruit Pineapple is also still there.
Located in a high area, Cot Girek residents never lack of clean water, why can? there is a lake, the local people call it Dam, that's where the water for the whole community. Dam understanding, man-made lake, so not formed because of natural phenomena.
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The lake is just east of the former Anno Sugar Factory 1970, you just walk 500 meters from downtown Cot Girek is Simpang Empat. The water is clean, clear and lots of fish inside. When observed closely, the area of water source area of 100 hectares more it is like a spoon, people around call it with Sendok Lake
The lake keeps many springs, even in the dry season, the water remains full. in the Pineapple plant era, the VOC irrigated the gardens from the small ducts of the Lake, even today the water is still the main source of water for oil palm plantations.
Unfortunately, the area is not well explored, so not many people know, only the local people who often come, there are just unwind, there is a fishing hobby that there are also carrying couples, but beware, do not get drunk, because there there are guards, hehehe.
I mentioned this lake, so that friends of Steemian interested to visit the lake Sendok. Try a different holiday in the next week, not just to the sea, or to the waterfall. If you are happy to come, even if your family is guaranteed not overheated, there are many bamboo trees around the lake so shelter. But, do not expect any merchants drinks or snacks, because the area is quiet except on weekends
I Remind you, take stock, if you do not drink the water of the lake to relieve thirst. Hehehe.\
I hope this story is useful and good luck to try a new trip.
Menarik, Disini Ada Danau Sendok Buatan Belanda
Ketika anda jalan-jalan jangan lupa perhatikan sekitar, siapa tahu ada sesuatu yang menarik, bertanyalah dan jangan diam, biar jalan-jalan anda menambah wawasan. Pepatah dulu "Bertanyalah ketika anda berjalan-jalan, jangan sampai anda sesat dan hanya melihat jalanan", hahaha.. ini jelas petuah bijak, tepatnya seperti ini "Bertanyalah, jangan sampai sesak dijalan".
Awal 1990 -an Saya pernah bermukim di Cot Girek, dataran perkebunan Kelapa Sawit yang dikelilingi bukit berada di Kecamatan Cot Girek, Kabupaten Aceh Utara, Aceh, Indonesia. Ini sebuah perkampungan yang dihuni multi etnis Indonesia sudah ada sejak penjajahan Belanda. Suku Jawa, Aceh, Batak, bahkan ada beberapa keluarga disana masih punya darah Belanda, Jerman. Sejak Aceh berkecamuk konfik pemberontakan sejak1998 sampai 2015, daerah itu tetap aman.
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Ya, Konon kata sesepuh disitu, Cot Girek adalah bekas perkebunan Nanas , ada sejak kolonial Belanda membangun kerajaan bisnis Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) di Nusantara, tapi Cot Girek dijadikan ladang buah sejak awal abad ke 19. Buahnya dijadikan makanan, daunnya diproduksi jadi serat benang.
Bila sekarang anda datang ke Cot Girek, sisa-sisa kejayaan perusahaan kongsi dagang Belanda itu masih terlihat rapi terjaga, terutama di kampung Cot Girek Lama, arah selatan dari bekas Pabrik Gula yang pernah masyur se-antero Asian Tenggara di tahun 1970 -an. Kini bangunan-bangunan berarsitektur Eropa beheula itu sudah dihuni oleh warga yang bekerja di pabrik kepala Sawit milik Pemerintah PT Perkebunan Nusantara 1 (PTPN-1). tidak hanya hunian, gudang-gudang tempat menyimpan buah Nanas juga masih ada.
Walau berada di daerah sedikit tinggi, warga Cot Girek tidak pernah kekurangan air bersih, kenapa bisa ? Ternyata eh ternyata, disana ada sebuah danau , orang lokal menyebutnya Dam , dari sanalah sumber air bagi seluruh masyarakat. Dam pengertiannya, danau buatan manusia, jadi bukan terbentuk karena fenomena alam.
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Letaknya tepat disebelah timur bekas Pabrik Gula Anno 1970, anda cukup berjalan 500 meter dari pusat kota Cot Girek yaitu Simpang Empat. Airnya bersih, jernih dan banyak ikan didalamnya. Bila diperhatikan secara jeli, area sumber air seluas 100 hektar lebih itu mirip seperti Sendok, orang sekitar menyebutnya dengan Danau Sendok.
Danau itu menyimpan banyak menyimpan mata air, sekalipun musim kemarau, airnya tetap penuh. pada era pabrik Nanas, VOC mengairi kebun dari saluran-saluran kecil berhulu dari Danau itu, bahkan sampai saat ini airnya juga masih dijadikan sumber air utama untuk perkebunan sawit.
Sayangnya, kawasan itu tidak tereksplor dengan baik, sehingga tidak banyak yang tahu, hanya orang-orang lokal yang sering datang, ada yang sekedar melepas lelah, ada yang menyalurkan hobi memancing ada juga yang membawa pasangan, tapi awas, jangan sampai bermesum, karena disitu ada penjaganya, hehehe.
Saya sengaja membahas danau ini, supaya teman-teman Steemian tertarik untuk berkunjung ke danau Sendok itu. Tak salah bila mencoba berlibur beda di pekan depan, tidak hanya ke laut saja, atau ke air terjun. Bila berkenan datang, sekalipun siang anda sekeluarga dijamin tidak kepanasan, ada banyak pohon bambu disekitar danau jadi tempat berteduh. Tapi jangan harap ada pedagang minuman atau makanan ringan, karena kawasan itu lumayan sepi dihari-hari sibuk.
Saran saya bawalah bekal biar anda tidak minum air danau untuk sekedar melepas dahaga. hehehe.
Semoga cerita ini bermamfaat dan selamat mencoba trip baru.