Blora Regency
Blora Regency Blora' is a reegencies of Indonesia in the northeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Blora. This regency is located at the easternmost of Central Java province, and bordered by Bengawan Solo River with East Java province. A mystical religious sect, Saminism, rose from Blora, and gained prominence in the early 20th century. Headed by a Javanese peasant, Surontiko Samin, it followed the teachings of the Islamic prophet Adam, but owed little to the religion. Stressing the village structure, mysticism, and sexuality, it became an early protest movement, and was opposed to the local rulers as much as it was against the Dutch East Indies colonial administration, refusing to pay the new Dutch head tax. The movements survived until the 1960s. Blora regency consists of both low land and hill area between 20รข€"280 meters high above sea level. In the north part of regency is dominated by hilly area that forms the series of Northern Limestone ...