Kyai Langgeng Park

Beginning before standing Kyai Langgeng Park is an area with a land area of ​​5 Ha which was then built Park Recreation and Garden Flora from the idea of ​​Magelang Mayor Drs. H. A. Bagus Panuntun in 1981. The situation at that time has not been so interesting to visit even though it was holding a third party for the garden workshop which is often dubbed Flower Garden.

The ups and downs of the development of the situation and conditions at the time concerning the problems and activities of the Garden User Environment Mapping by involving several agencies such as the Regional Water Company, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Fisheries, and the Livestock Service Office of Magelang Municipality.

Flora Gardens and Recreation Park was re-built on July 29, 1982 with the help of Central Java Provincial Budgets funds in an attempt to preserve, save, and conserve natural resources. In addition, the information on tourism development potential of the city of Magelang.

Flower Garden began to develop into a Pilot Park project because it has a large area and allows as artificial forest urban education center and practice for students.

Flower Garden continued to grow up until September 3, 1987 changed its name to Kyai Langgeng Park. This naming depends on the name of one of the leaders of the struggle during the war of Prince Diponegoro and his grave is inside the park area. Kyai Langgeng was a cleric at the time and was an advisor to Prince Diponegoro against the Dutch colonialism in the territory of Java especially in Magelang.

Kyai Langgeng Park has now transformed not just a more extensive recreational park into a natural tourist site with various facilities adequate for education. With a total area of ​​27,36 Ha now Kyai Langgeng Park gives a lot of charm of beauty with beautiful scenery of Mount Sumbing, clarity accompanied by rush of Progo river, rice fields on the slopes, and hundreds of rare trees that thrive. ( source https://www.kyailanggeng.com/)