 Pengging Palace, in Boyolali city 1.5km from Solo-Semarang highway,
three has bathing pools whose water remains fresh and so clear despite
having been visited many times. Located 10 km west of Solo Airport in
Banyudono district. Moreover, the spring water never runs dry even at
the driest season of the year. It is believed that the bathing pools
were specially designed for kings of Pengging Kingdom. At the back of
the compound lies a fishing pond where visitors can fish and grill their
catch right away. There are several springs here; the one called Umbul
Pengging has been built as a recreational park. The graveyard of
Yosodipuro, one of the famous poets of Kraton Surakarta, which attracts
some pilgrims, is also in this village. The spring nearby the mosque of
the graveyard is considered of having holy water. Pengging is also a
place with magical value. Some believe it was the site of Ki Ageng
Pengging or Adipati/Viceroy Handayaningrat at the end period of
Majapahit Kingdom. He was the grand father of Sultan Hadiwijoyo of
Pajang Kingdom. Thus all the kings / rulers of Mataram, Yogya and Solo
palaces are direct descendants of Pengging.
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