Kauman village

Kauman village has close links with the history of displacement palace to Solo Kartosuro which later changed its name to Kasunanan. Kauman is a place of scholars consisting of several layers of society ranging from the prince of commentators anom, dime, muezzin, suronoto and people. The existence of the majority population in the region is the basis for the selection of the name "kauman".

The community (courtiers) get a workout specifically from Kasunanan for batik mebuat either jarik / scarf and so on. In other words, a tradition inherited directly kauman batik batik inspirations from Ndalem Kasunanan Kraton Surakarta Sultanate. Based on the provision of expertise given the community kauman can produce work that is directly related batik batik motifs that are often used by the royal family.

During its development, the art of batik, which is in the village kauman can be divided into three forms of classical batik motifs grip (batik), pure batik stamp and model combination of written and stamped. Batik-patterned grip that is heavily influenced by the art of batik is a product of superior court Kasunanan kauman village of batik. These products are made using the batik kampung kauman natural silk and silk weaving, cotton types premisima and primed, rayon.

Villages which have 20-30s home industry is a subscription from the buyer that has existed for generations and tourists (Japan, Europe, Southeast Asia and the United States). Uniqueness is offered to the tourists is the ease of transactions, looking at the home venue for the activities of batik production. That is, visitors have ample opportunity to learn the process of making batik. Even to try it myself practicing batik activities.

Besides batik products, batik village atmosphere surrounded Kauman also sites of historic buildings house building joglo, pyramid, colonial architecture and a mix of Java and Colonial. The buildings in the past that has remained firm amid towering modern architecture of shopping malls, financial institutions (banks and foreign exchange), homestay and hotels are widely available around the village kauman. Support facilities that exist around the village is clearly kauman easiness special for all the tourists who visit in meeting other needs outside of batik.