Mads Lange and Fame of Kuta Beach Bali

Kuta Beach with the charm of big waves and high popular with tourists for surfing (surfing). Several times champion surfing contest made national and world level. In addition to the big waves at Kuta itself there are many hotels, shops, restaurants and baths and hanging themselves on the beach. In the afternoon at Kuta beach to enjoy the beautiful views of the sunset (Sunset). For the domestic and foreign tourists, enjoying the evening on the island of Bali was not complete if you have not watched the sunset (sunset) at Kuta Beach.

This beach is the most popular beaches in Bali, and even arguably in Indonesia as well. Because almost every time visited by foreign tourists and the archipelago. From morning till night, even until the early hours of incessant bergeliat with crowds of tourists. Kuta Beach fame can not be separated by its association with a person named Mads Lange, the Danish merchant.


Before becoming a leading tourist attraction as it is now, once Kuta Beach is one of the trading port on the island of Bali. In the 19th century around 1839, Mads Lange, arrived and settled for doing trade business in Kuta Beach. Mads Lange also be a trade intermediary between the kings of Bali with the Netherlands.

Mads Johansen Lange died in Kuta, Bali, May 13, 1856 at the age of 48 years was awarded the Order of the Dutch Lion, and received a gold medal from the Danish government for his services in the trade in Bali.

Initially Mads Lange was first sail at age 18 years and finally stranded on Lombok in 1834. He was then traded to export coffee, rice, fruits, spices and tobacco. Mads Lange also import a variety of textiles and weapons. However, due to problems with an Englishman named George King, he eventually moved to Bali in 1839 and stayed in Kuta, then continued its trading business.

Mads Lange arguably the architect of the economic development of the embryo of Kuta beach until today and even perhaps by Jawara as the inventor of this beautiful Kuta beach.