INFOKU, BLORA –A village in Blora district, precisely in Tunjungan District, offers a unique name that has attracted public attention, namely Tutup Village.
This location is only about 2.5 kilometers from the center of Blora City and borders five other villages.
Tutup Village is responsible for several important hamlets, including Tutup, Ngetrep, and Sukorame.
The story behind its naming turns out to contain two main narratives that complement each other, according to local historians.
The first version of the naming of this village is closely related to the local flora, whose population is now dwindling.
Dalhar Muhammadun, or Madun as he is familiarly known, explained that the name comes from the trutup tree which used to be abundant in the area.
The trutup tree has similarities with the along wood or is also known as the tutup beling tree in other areas.
This perennial plant has characteristic heart-shaped leaves with serrated edges and produces small round fruit which is often used by residents as a land border.
We used to often find this trutup tree in this village.
Usually behind the house, there are also those who use trutup trees as land boundaries.
The fruit of the trutup tree is a favorite food for terucukan birds.
In addition, the leaves are believed to have properties to treat skin diseases such as tinea versicolor or ringworm, even the name of this skin disease is also called 'trutup'.
The second version, which has more of a historical nuance of struggle, links the name of the village to the event of Prince Diponegoro's troops hiding from Dutch pursuit around 1830.
The central character in this narrative is Raden Ngabehi Honggowijoyo, known as Mbah Datuk.
Mbah Datuk was one of Diponegoro's fighters who chose this area as a place of refuge.
While fleeing, Mbah Datuk reportedly rested and meditated under the trutup trees that grow abundantly in the area, strengthening the connection between the village name and the local flora and the historical event.
When Mbah Datuk entered Tutup Village, he would rest or meditate under the trutup tree.
The word 'Closed' is then interpreted as a self-defense strategy, namely an effort to hide identity and activities from enemy surveillance.
This shows the strategic function of the village during the war.
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Why was it called a Closed Village? That the local village was a refuge, a hiding place for Diponegoro's troops.
So the village is indeed closed, protecting itself, closing itself off.
Close yourself from surveillance by outsiders, the presence of outsiders including enemy troops.
Modern developments suggest that 'Tutup' is an evolution of the pronunciation of 'Trutup', following the shift in Javanese dialect. ( Roes / compiled from various sources )
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