Descendant of Mr. Lange to Meet the Regent of Badung

In coincidence with the celebration of 200 years of the late Mr. Mads Johansen Lange on 16-19 September 2007, one of his descendants, Dr. Iens Olesen met the Regent of Badung, AA Gde Agung S.H. The graveyard of Mads Johansen Lange, situated at Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai – Kuta, is currently taken care off by the Regional Government of Badung. During the meeting, Thursday (11/1), the regent was accompanied by the Subdivision Head of Public Relations and Protocol, Drs. Putu Eka Merthawan, MSi.

The coming of Mr. Iens to Badung was intended for making coordination before a special happening will be performed. It will be attended by 100 participants of his descendants spreading throughout the world together with important officials from several countries. At the same time, a bronze effigy of Mr. Lange will be brought to Bali.
According to monitoring at the location, the surrounding of Mr. Lange’s graveyard is still disorganized. It is discernible from a quite few of vile bamboo huts in front of the graveyard, while at its side there is also a garbage truck base belonging to the Badung Clean-Up Services. “Occasionally, the truck is parked in front of entrance gate of Mr. Lange’s graveyard,” said Iens while adding that such matters really annoyed the allure of grave abode. On that account, he asked the regent to participate in maintaining and preserving the surrounding environment of the graveyard.
Responding to that subject, the Regent of Badung immediately summoned the related parties such as the head of Kuta sub district, Head of Customary Villages and so forth to follow up the outcome of the meeting. “Badung Regency as a tourist destination intends to make the graveyard into pilgrimage tourism, notably for the European guests,” said Gde Agung who also requested Dr. Iens Olensento to take part in promoting the tourism of Bali in his country.
Mr. Lange was a large-scale merchant from Denmark. He has performed meritorious services to the kings in Bali in the matter of logistics during the expansion of the Bali kingdom to Lombok. Due to his merits, the king of Kesiman granted an area of land for his graveyard. At this moment, the biography of Mr. Lange is written in a compulsory book that is obliged to be read by all students in Denmark. (BTN/*)