Mountains and Botanical Gardens of Yogyakarta (Mount Gambar)

Mount Gambar in District Ngawen, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta-Surakarta save history. Ngawen residents who used to be people of Surakarta choose to join under the rule of Yogyakarta Sultanate. However, the ruins of King of Surakarta as Prince Samber Nyowo is still maintained by the residents.

Besides known as Prince Samber Nyawa, Mount Gambar to save the history of Kyai Mas d'Ivoire, the embryo of the village elders. after Indonesia's independence in 1945, residents are required to choose a folk Ngawen Yogyakarta or Surakarta.

Although the store a long history as part of the kingdom of Surakarta, in a large meeting at the time, people choose to join Yogyakarta. If you must participate in Surakarta, the status of our land only noise (right of use). We chose to have land ownership rights are recognized in Yogyakarta,

Be a part of Yogyakarta, it does not mean break the chain attachment to Surakarta. Especially Prince Samber Nyawa had fled from the pursuit of the Netherlands to Ngawen, precisely in Mount Gambar. There, supposedly, prince of Surakarta was imprisoned for more than half a year at Mount Gambar.

Samber Nyawa had a strategy of war by drawing a map of the attack on the hill became known as Mount Gambar. After an ascetic, Prince Samber Nyawa launch war against the Dutch from Wonogiri. 

In Wonogiri Samber Nyawa met a widow who entertained hot meal porridge. Widows are taught about how to eat hot porridge should start from the edge before spending the middle. Then, came the idea of war by destroying the enemy's strategy of a new edge to the center.

With agile, the elementary students at Mount Gambar is running among the rocks without fear of falling. Though the rocks are located on top of a very steep hill. In the still early age, they only know a piece of history from the ruins, but still could be a pretty good guide.

If in the New Order crowds drawn more crowded than the night market, are now rare in Mount Gambar visit. Those who visit are usually the people who want to seek shelter. This place started bustling in a Shura, or when the new year. I was so lonely, where the ticket counter had almost collapsed and no longer used.
Some visitors roses while bringing shotgun came to ask for fulfillment of various applications. Prince Petilasan Samber Nyawa is believed to give blessings in the form of status and power. While petilasan Kyai Mas Gading believed to give wealth.

Usually that can be riches and honor it is to those who come from distant places. For residents around enough protection, health and safety so far has been felt.
As a form of thanks, especially for ancestors Kyai Mas Gading, ordinary citizens perform the ceremony "nyadranan" every single year.