Bhutan - Trongsa - 2017
We visited Trongsa (Bhutan) in april 2017 with Touroperator Sawadee (The Netherlands).
Trongsa Dzong in Bhutan: birth place of the Kings
The Kings of Bhutan derive their power from the seat of the Penlop of Trongsa!
Penlop of Trongsa (Dzongkha: ཀྲོང་གསར་དཔོན་སློབ་; Wylie: Krong-gsar dpon-slob), also called Chhoetse Penlop (Dzongkha: ཆོས་རྩེ་དཔོན་སློབ་; Wylie: Chos-rtse dpon-slob; also spelled Chötse is a Dzongkha title meaning Governor of the Province of Trongsa (Chhoetse). It is generally given to the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The most recent holder of the title was King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who was then a prince (Dzongkha: dasho, gyalsay). Although the current heir presumptive is Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, the title is reserved for the officially designated heir apparent, which is subject to change by the reigning king. Also, the reigning Druk Gyalpo may retain the office or award it to another person after coronation. The proper reference style is His Royal Highness Trongsa (Chhoetse) Penlop.
Trongsa Dzong is the largest dzong fortress in Bhutan, located in Trongsa (formerly Tongsa) in Trongsa district, in the centre of the country. Built on a spur overlooking the gorge of the Mangde River, a temple was first established at the location in 1543 by the Drukpa lama, Ngagi Wangchuk son of Ngawang Chhojey. In 1647, his great-grandson Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (Shabdrung or Zhabdrung being his title), constructed the first dzong to replace it, called Chökhor Rabtentse Dzong with a shorter version of Choetse Dzong. It was enlarged several times during the 18th century; the Chenrezig Lhakang was built in 1715 and a whole complex, including the Maitreya (Jampa) temple, was added in 1771. The dzong has since been repaired on several occasions; it was damaged during the 1897 Assam earthquake and underwent extensive renovation in 1927 and 1999.
Trongsa Dzong, the largest dzong at a striking location, is an important administrative building, providing the headquarters of the government of Trongsa District. Trongsa provides a strategic central location to control Bhutan and for centuries it was the seat of the Wangchuck dynasty of penlops (governors) who effectively ruled over much of eastern and central Bhutan, and from 1907 have been Kings of Bhutan. It is also a major monastic complex, with around 200 monks. During the summer months, the monastic community often relocates to Kurje Monastery in the Bumthang Valley. It contains a notable printing house, responsible for the printing of many religious texts in Bhutan.)
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Wangdue to Bhumthang drive
Wangdi Padhrong – Trongsa – Bumthang Drive (7 hr)
10th Aug 2019, After breakfast drive to Trongsa via Pele la pass at an altitude of 3,150 metres. Had lunch at Tongsa resort. Visited Trongsa Dzong at an altitude of 2,200 metres built in 1644 by the Shabdrung, the dzong is an architectural masterpiece. Further drive to Bumthang the most spectacular valleys. Also visit Yatha Weaving Center where the local of the region sell their textiles and Yatha specialty. Overnight Mountain Lodge.
Trongsa Dzong in central Bhutan
The Penlop of Trongsa sat at this fortified dzong or fortress and later became the First King of Bhutan. Trongsa in central Bhutan is thus an important seat of power. This huge and imposing fortress lies below the road leading to the central valley of Bumthang.
Lots of fresh construction is taking place across Bhutan, including in Tongsa. Lots of fruit orchards surround the township and fresh road-making has damaged the mountains and forests, mostly because of the Mangdechhu hydro power project.
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Trongsa, Bhutan
Trongsa or Tongsa is a town and capital of Trongsa District in central Bhutan. The name means new village in Dzongkha. The first temple was built in 1543 by the Drukpa Kagyu lama, Ngagi Wangchuk, who was the great-grandfather of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, the person who unified Bhutan.
This video is a short glimpse of Trongsa and road to and away from Trongsa.
Trongsa, Bhutan
Video with images of Tronsa dzong in the middle of Bhutan separated by high mountain ranges from the west and the east. The nearby town controlled for many centuries all traffic between the east and the west of the country. The founder lived in the sixteenth century and was a great-grandfather of the first shabdrung. The town is the ancestral home of the present royal family. The first king was the penlop of Trongsa. It is still a tradition that the crown prince first serves as a penlop of the town before he accedes to the throne.
Chhoekhor Raptentse Dzong was built in the year 1648 on a mountain ridge high above the valley of the Mangde river. The dzong is a rambling collection of buildings that trails down the ridge. It was many centuries an important landmark for all trade between the east and the west of the country. The old trade route ran straight through the courtyard of the dzong. It is said that when the penlop decided to close the doors, then the country was divided in two parts.
The dzong is a succession of street like corridors, wide stone stairs and stone courtyards with temples and prayer halls. The buildings are decorated with numerous woodcarvings and murals from the seventeenth and the eighteenth century. Above the dzong is a watchtower perched on the mountain slope. The dzong was severely damaged by an earthquake at the end of the nineteenth century. Afterwards it was repaired and reconstructed in the original state.
Panorama of hydroelectric dam project and Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan, 2015-11-10
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Trongsa dzong, Bhutan
Trongsa dzong, Bhutan
Gelephu - Tongsa
NH4 - National Highway 4
Monk dance 1
While traveling to Central Bhutan with our wonderful guide Tshering Jamtsho we visited the Trongsa Dzong, the largest dzong fortress in Bhutan, located in Trongsa (formerly Tongsa) in Trongsa district, in the centre of the country. Built on a spur overlooking the gorge of the Mangde River, a temple was first established at the location in 1543 by the Drukpa lama, Ngagi Wangchuk son of Ngawang Chhojey. While there we captured a monk on video practicing ritual dance. Join us for our tour to Trongsa and Bumthang in October 2013 spirit.tour.com
Trongsa Dzong Courtyard, Bhutan, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་
(GB) Bhutan on 2nd December 2008 (F) Cour intérieure du dzong de Trongsa le 2 décembre 2008
Bhoutan Trongsa
Bhoutan Trongsa Avril 2012
Le Dzong de Trongsa est une forteresse imposante située dans une position stratégique au dessus de la rivière Mangde Chu
Bhutan 2017 - Day 4 - Thimphu to Tongsa - The Road - Chendebji Chorten
11h.5 de route pour Trongsa, avec le franchissement de deux cols: de Dochu La (3 050 m) et Pelila (3 300 m). Sur la route des précipices comme en les voie dans les routes de tous les dangers. 1er arrêt au Chendebji Chorten pour voir la chaine de l’Himalaya.
La ééme partie du voyage est terrible car la route est enb train d'être réalisé. Vous risquez de passer là ou ils ont fait exploser la roche la nuit d'avant. Apr chance nous l'avons fait lorsque la route été sec, mais s'il devait pleuvoir, cela risque d'être terrible. Vous verrez des yak aussi
01.11.2009 Punakha Dzong, Pele La Pass, Tongsa Dzong
Fahrt von Punakha nach Bhumtang
Gelephu to Trongsa 2
Traversing a landslip on a road from Gelephu to Trongsa in Bhutan
Der Trongsa Dzong in Trongsa Bhutan
Die Klosterburg “Trongsa Dzong” ist besonders wichtig in der Geschichte Bhutans, da dort 1907 die Vereinigung der verschiedenen Fürstentümer Bhutans unter einem Erbkönig (der erste König von Bhutan) zu einem Staat vereint wurde.
Gelephu - Tongsa
NH4 - National Highway 4
Trongsa Nyagoe
Bhutan's Strongest Man Competition Season 3
Gelephu - Tongsa by night
Could be a nightmare but it was just normal