Saturday, February 8, 2014

Furniture & Handicraft
At present, the number of small industry in Lamongan, either formal or npon-formal ones, reaches 23,843 units. Among those small industries and people's crafts, some have exported the products to the markets of Korea, Belgium, Australia, and Germany. They are wooden craft, earthen ware craft, bamboo-plaited craft, bicycle-saddle craft, bag craft made of Enceng Gondok (water hyacinth) in Lamongan and Mantup village, small industry center of ATBM bounded weaving in Parengan Maduran, hand-written Batik craft, embroidery, and gold craft in Sendang Agung and Sendang Dhuwur Paciran.
The home industry of sport clothing and jacket has also rapidly develped in Tritunggal village, Babat district, supplying the commerce need in Pasar Turi market, Kembang Jepun market and Klewer market. It also meets the need of school uniforms in some regions of East Java and Kalimantan province.
The industry of Elreas carpet in Lamongan has covered and dominated the markets in East Java, Solo, Yogyakarta, Bali, and Bandung because of its practical packing, long lasting, and achievable price for any layers of society.

In addition, various kinds of people's crafts also grow and expand in villages such as bos kopyah (Moslem caps), plastic-plaited shopping bags, bamboo-plaited craft, salted fish, kecap (saoy sauce), red brick, earthen vessels and food products of Jenang and Wingko Babat, which have been well-known throughout the region.

Bag Handicraft
This bag handicraft industry is located in 146th Jl. Sunan Drajat, Lamongan regency, East Java. The bags that are made from water hyacinth plant with the beautiful ornaments are breaking through the export market.

Bamboo Furniture
The bamboo industries are located on 146th Jl. Sunan Drajat, Lamongan regency and in Mantub village. It's produce many kinds of house hold and interior made from bamboo.

Terracotta
Terracotta or pottery craft home industry that is located in 7th Jl. Pembangunan Lamongan, has success to reach the export market such as Korea, Belgia, Australia and German.

Cobek Industry
Cobek is Indonesia word for mortar and pestle. Cobek is not only made for the need of local market, but it is also exported to several countries.

Coconut Shell Handicraft
The other unique handicraft from Lamongan, is coconut shell handicraft that produce in various and unique form. Those unique handicraft usually bought by the visitors of Lamongan tourism or to be export.

Traditional Wedding Dress
The other industry that typical of Lamongan is traditional weeding dress. This wedding dress usually wear by the bridge and the groom in a weeding ceremony.

Marine Tourism

Lamongan Marine Tourism (WBL) is available with its unique, the result of combination between natural aspects, cultures, and architecture, which is global, taste but still maintain local trademark. WBL is a balancing towards some tourism places that have exist before like Tanjung Kodok and Maharani cave. It is located in north coast of Java, in Paciran, Lamongan regency, East Java. It is on 17 hectares field and supported by some facilities, which are ready to please the guest with one stop service concept.

Besides readily means tourism greet your visit start at 09.00 AM up to beating 17.00 PM, frontage of main gate also has available souvenirs shop with its luxury design, presenting various first products, fish market, fruit and vegetable. This tourism object also present opened to dish market start to beat 09.00 AM up to beating 21.00 PM.
Various facility which showed maritime tourism of Lamongan for example: Cat House, Video game, Hospital Of Ghost, Samba Jet Propulsion, Mini Of Train, Drive Arena, Go-kart, Motor Cross, Gallery Of Ship And Cockle, Tagada, Adolescent Playground, Space Shuttle, Swimming Pool Of Brine, Swimming Pool Of Freshwater, Bumper Boat, Banana Boat, Ski Jet Propulsion, Long Boat, Texas City and Indiana Camp, Agility Arena, Cinema 3D, Palace of Under Sea, Samba Balloon, Mini Of Columbus, Shoot Water, Kiddy Ride, Insect Cave, Piratical Den, Glass Planet, Bumper Car, World Irrigate, Water Boom, Happy Podium, Remote Boat, Traditional Boat, Cano, Ski Boat, The miniature of Walisongo.

There are also the others object in WBL Foreland of Cape Frog
Beach Resort covering Cottage and Hotel. Finally, this local object has international level build using modern management of PT Bumi Lamongan Sejati representing two company between governance of Lamongan Regency with PT Bunga Wangsa Sejati which have succeeded to build and develop Jatim Park in Batu. Nowadays, Tanjung Kodok has new trademark by the name of Maritime tourism of Lamongan "WBL of Tanjung Kodok Or Jatim Park II".

This tourism object has own background of coastal nature, keen stone like the frog which ever used as a place of astronomical symptom research sun eclipse totalize by NASA of Federal America. Nowadays, the location have been built on a large scale and professional using maritime concept tourism like in Ancol Jakarta, Singapura and Japan Coast.
This tourism area also close to gold diligence centre, painting on cloth and embroidery in glorious countryside, Sendang and Sendang Dhuwur and also the center of fish landing of East Java in Brondong port

Van Der Wijk Monument

The sinking of Ship Van Der Wijck story is a true story that happened in Lamongan , Aquatic Brondong . This is evident from the monuments in the districts Brondong - Lamongan . Van Der Wijk monument is located in the Housing office page Prasana Ocean Fisheries Branch Brondong , which is behind the gate to the Port and Place PeIelangan Fish - Brondong . In Monument Van Der Wijk , there were two inscriptions which are in the western and eastern walls of the monument . The inscription is made of metal plate and inscribed in Dutch and Indonesian . Monument Van Der Wijk is a silent witness of the story of the disaster -blue Van Der Wijk sinking in the waters of Lamongan .

 The monument was built by the Dutch to commemorate the story of the sinking in the waters of Lamongan . The monument is also to say thank you from the Dutch State to citizens Lamongan when the accident occurred has been providing assistance in various forms and business . Ship Van Der Wijk are the property of Koninklijke Paketvaart steamer Maatschappij ( KPM ) is currently the forerunner of Indonesian National Shipping ( PELNI ) . At that time it served the route cruise ship in the waters in the Dutch East Indies . Van der Wijk ship made ​​by Fijenoord Maatschappij , Rotterdam in 1921 with a heavy tonnage of 2,596 tonnes and 13.5 meters wide ship . The ship got the nickname " de Meeuw " or " The Seagull " , as the figure and appearance of this ship that looks very elegant and quiet . When the last voyage , the ship Van der Wijk departed from Bali to Semarang first layover in Surabaya .

Ship Van Der Wijk on Tuesday October 20, 1936 date drowned when sailing in waters Lamongan , exactly 12 miles from the coast Brondong . The number of passengers at the time was 187 Indigenous people and 39 European citizens . While the number of crew consisted of a captain , 11 officers , a telegraphic , a steward , maid 5 ships and 80 crew from natives . According to Wikipedia , this sinking disaster resulted in 4 deaths and 49 people lost laut.Sedangkan waves by preaching Theshiplist.com no casualties 58 people who died . Newspaper De Telegraaf , October 22, 1936 , wrote 42 of the missing person . The number is uncertain because the number of passengers the ship is not in accordance with the manifest . There are many native porters were not recorded , it is likely they are missing a lot . Hopefully in the movie Luncurkanya Sinking Ship Van Der Wijck increasingly introducing the culture and beauty of a good Lamongan Among Among National and International