The official birthdate of Salatiga is 24 July 750 A.D. (the 31st date and 4th year of the Saka calendar). The scroll Monolith of Plumpungan (Prasasti Plumpungan in Sanskrit) by King Bhanu, declares May you be happy! All the people ("Srir = astu swasti prajabhyah") and designated village of Hampran (Desa Hampran) a Perdikan village (Desa Perdikan, meaning a tax-free village).
"�rirastuswasti Prajabyah" is the official motto of Salatiga as written in the government seal.
On 1 July 1917 the village of Salatiga was designated as a staads gemeente or small town, by the Dutch colony
