Satara City

 

Sataara bhaarat ke maharastra rajya ke sataara jile mein krshna nadee aur usakee sahaayak nadee venna ke sangam ke paas sthit ek shahar hai. shahar kee sthaapana 16veen shataabdee mein huee thee aur yah maraatha saamraajy ke chhatrapati shaahoo pratham kee seet thee. Yah sataara tahaseel aur saath hee sataara jile ka mukhyaalay hai. Shahar ka naam saat kilon (sat-taara) se milata hai jo shahar ke chaaron or hain. Shahar ko sainikon ke shahar ke saath-saath penshanabhogiyon ke shahar ke roop mein jaana jaata hai.

Dakkan par pahala muslim aakraman 1296 mein hua. 1636 mein nijaam shaahee vansh ka ant ho gaya. 1663 mein, chhatrapati shivaajee ne paraalee aur sataara kile par vijay praapt kee. shivaajee kee mrtyu ke baad, shaahoo shivaajee, maraatha saamraajy ke uttaraadhikaaree, mugalon dvaara kabja kar liya gaya, jab vah keval saat varsh ka tha, 1700 mein apane pita kee mrtyu tak unake kaidee bane rahe. dahej mahaaraanee taaraabaee ne apane chhote sautele bhaee kee ghoshana kee, aur unake bete, shaahoo sambhaajee, chhatrapati mahaaraaj ke roop mein unakee reejensee ke tahat. mugalon ne 1707 mein kuchh poorv sharton ke tahat shaahoo ko riha kar diya, taaki maraathon ko sinhaasan ke lie aantarik yuddh ka saamana karana pade. shaahoo maraatha saamraajy mein laut aae aur apanee viraasat ka daava kiya. Aurangajeb ke bete muhammad aazam shaah ne 6 maheene kee gheraabandee ke baad sataara kila ajinkyataara par vijay praapt kee, baad mein 1706 mein parashuraam pratinidhi ne jeeta. 1708 mein chhatrapati sambhaajee ke putr chhatrapati shaahoo ko sataara kile mein taaj pahanaaya gaya. chhatrapati shivaajee ke pratyaksh vanshaj sataara mein rahate hain. chhatrapati udayanaraaje bhonsale shivaajee ke 13ven vanshaj hain.

Sataara 17.68°n 73.98°ai par sthit hai. yah sataara jile mein sthit hai. saataara shahar saat pahaadon se ghira hua hai. sataara ajinkyataara kile kee dhalaan par sthit hai. Yah dakkan ke pathaar ke pashchimee kinaare par sthit hai. Pune aur solaapur sataara ke najadeek ke mukhy shahar hain. yah shahar pashchim mein koregaanv, dakshin mein karaad aur paatan, poorv mein javaalee aur uttar mein vaee se ghira hua hai.

Raashtreey raajamaarg 48 (poorv mein raashtreey raajamaarg 4) karaad aur khandaala ke beech sataara se hokar gujarata hai. Kaas pathaar, phoolon kee ghaatee, sataara se 25 kimee door sthit hai.

Sataara jila maamoolee parimaan ke bhookampon ka anubhav karata hai. in bhookampon ka kendr phalatan jile mein bikhara hua hai.

Sataara kaas pathaar, voghar aur shahar ke aasapaas maujood kaee praakrtik sthalon ke lie prasiddh hai. kaas pathaar ko yoonesko kee vishv dharohar sthal (dablyooeches) ke roop mein sammaanit kiya gaya hai. maanasoon ke maheenon mein, kaas patthar, jaisa ki sthaaneey roop se jaana jaata hai, ek vaildaphlaavar vandaralaind mein badal jaata hai. Vishesh roop se sitambar mein jab gulaabee baalsam, peele smithiya, aur neele yootreekuliyaas ke jvalant rang vishaal ghaas ke maidaanon ko kaaleen banaate hain. yah gambheer vanaspatishaastriyon, shaukiya photograapharon ke lie pashchimee ghaat maanasoonee ghaas ke maidaanon ke vanaspatiyon ke spektram ko dekhane ke lie jarooree hai, jinamen se kuchh durlabh aur luptapraay hain.

Sataara shahar mein ek ushnakatibandheey aardr aur shushk jalavaayu hai jo apekshaakrt adhik oonchaee aur shahar ke aasapaas ke pahaadon se prabhaavit hai. greeshmakaal sardiyon kee tulana mein adhik garm hota hai. maanasoon kee taakat ke aadhaar par sataara shahar mein 900 mimee se 1,500 mimee tak varsha hotee hai.

Haldee aur adarak ke saath ganna sataara kee sabase badee phasal hai. sataara jile mein lagabhag 302 baink hain. sataara jile ka prati vyakti raajy ausat ka lagabhag 1.2 guna hai. angrejon ne svatantrata-poorv avadhi ke dauraan, 1905 mein menthol aur saabun nirmaan ke lie sataara mein kaee tarah ke udyog shuroo kie the. 1922 mein taambe ke lie bade udyog shuroo kie gae the. svatantrata ke baad, poora jila audyogik vikaas mein sthir tha. 1950-60 se, audyogik vikaas phir se shuroo hua aur sataara tahaseel kshetr mein gud ka nirmaan shuroo kiya gaya. sataara shahar mein taining udyog hai. yah british shaasan ke dauraan astitv mein tha, aur aajaadee ke baad, mahaaraashtr sarakaar ne 1957 mein ek aadhunik kamaana kendr kee sthaapana kee.

Sataara shahar ke paas prasiddh paryatan sthal hain:

• ajinkyataara kila
• jarandeshvar hanumaan - sataara koregaanv rod.
• sajjanagadh kila
• kaas pathaar - "mahaaraashtr ke phoolon kee ghaatee" kaha jaata hai jo ek vishv dharohar sthal bhee hai
• baaraamotichi vihir step vel, limb gaanv ke paas, jo sataras se lagabhag 16 kimee door hai
• voghar jharana
• yevateshvar
• baamanoli

Sataara sainik skool, sataara ke lie prasiddh hai - raksha mantraalay ke tahat 23 joon 1961 ko desh mein sthaapit sainik skoolon kee shrrnkhala mein pahala.

Sataara prasiddh ajinkyataara kile kee talahatee mein sthit hai. yah kaas pathaar/phool pathaar par sthit hai, jo ab ek vishv praakrtik viraasat sthal hai. sataara mein shahar ke beechobeech do mahal hain, puraana mahal (joona rajavaada) aur naya mahal (nava raajavaada) jo ek doosare se sate hue hain. puraana mahal lagabhag 300 saal pahale banaaya gaya tha aur naya mahal lagabhag 200 saal pahale banaaya gaya tha.

Satara  mein pavee naaka mein ek top ke paas khadee shivaajee kee ek anoothee moorti hai. aam taur par, shivaajee mahaaraaj kee ek moorti ne unhen ghode kee savaaree karate hue dekha hai. [uddharan vaanchhit sataara se lagabhag 20 kimee pashchim mein veghar jharane. yah sabase achchhe monaso mein se ek hai. pashchimee ghaat ke paryatan sthalon par. poore mahaaraashtr se log is jharane ko dekhane aate hain, khaasakar julaee aur aktoobar ke beech maanasoon ke mausam mein. bhaarat ka sabase ooncha jalaprapaat vajree jalaprapaat sataara se lagabhag 22 kimee door hai aur sajjanagadh, sataara se lagabhag 15 kimee.

Sataara har saal sataara haaph hil mairaathan kee mejabaanee karata hai. 2015 mein, unhonne 2,618 dhaavakon ke saath ek maunten ran (singal maunten) mein adhikaansh logon ke lie gineej varld rikords buk mein pravesh kiya.