
A team of students from the UGM Community Service Program (KKN-PPM UGM) has successfully compiled a history book on Sikasur Village, Belik District, Pemalang Regency, Central Java.
This book documents the village’s local history as part of its cultural tourism attractions. Titled Sejarah Desa Sikasur, Kecamatan Belik, Kabupaten Pemalang (The History of Sikasur Village, Belik District, Pemalang Regency), the publication is divided into five main sections.
The first section discusses the origins of the village’s name and the names of its hamlets. The second explores the social, economic, and governance conditions of the village during the Dutch colonial period.
The third covers the period from the Japanese occupation to the Indonesian independence revolution. The fourth examines developments in the post-independence era, while the fifth highlights the administrative separation of Sodong Hamlet into the newly formed Sodong Basari Village.
Yuni Setya Ningrum, a student from the Department of History, Faculty of Cultural Sciences at UGM (FIB UGM) and the coordinator of the program, explained that the discussion marked the conclusion of a nearly two-month community service project in Sikasur Village.
The writing process involved several stages, including collecting historical sources such as archives from the Dutch East Indies period, as well as official documents from the governments of Sikasur Village and Sodong Basari Village.
“We also gathered oral histories through direct interviews with community leaders and eyewitnesses who live in the area,” she said on Wednesday (Aug. 13).
The Head of Sikasur Village, Kusin, expressed his appreciation for the initiative to document local history. According to him, the village history book is a valuable contribution to Sikasur itself.
“It not only strengthens local identity but also opens opportunities for the development of history-based cultural tourism,” he said.
Ningrum hopes the documentation of local history will serve as an academic reference as well as an educational resource for young generations and tourists interested in the histories of rural communities in the interior of Central Java.
Author: Lazuardi
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
Photographs: KKN-PPM Sikasur Team