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| Phetchabun Province | |
| Capital | Phetchabun |
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| Residents | 995.807 (2014) |
| surface | 12,668.416 km² |
| prefix | 056 |
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The province Phetchabun(Thai: เพชรบูรณ์) located in Northern Thailand. It is characterized in particular by the mountain landscape of the up to 1794 meters high Phetchabun Mountains out.
places
- Phetchabun - The capital of the province
- Lom Sak - Transport hub in the north of the province
- Wichian Buri - second largest city in the province, in the south
Other goals
- Si Thep - Historical park with ruins of a historical city from the 5th to 11th centuries
- Khao Kho - Scenic district in the north of the province with an unusual Buddhist meditation center and gardens
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
background
The landscape of the elongated province of Phetchabun is characterized by the mountain range of the same name, which is up to 1794 meters high and represents the geographical border between north and north-east Thailand. As a result, parts of the province are difficult to access and sparsely populated.
The ruins of Si Thep in the south of the province, a Hindu-Buddhist city that existed from the 5th to 11th centuries, puzzles researchers to this day: Why is an apparently so important city so remote from the remains of other settlements from it Time? Which political unit did she belong to? Which people did its inhabitants belong to? How do the testimonies of Hindu and Buddhist art fit together?
Lom Sak in the north of the province is also a very historic city. This is where the “Müang Council”, whose Tai governor named Pha Müang, together with his ally Sri Indratitya from Bang Yang, shook off the supremacy of the Khmer in the middle of the 13th century, possibly lay Kingdom of Sukhothai and thus laid the foundation stone for the Siamese and later the Thai state.
During the Second World War, the autocratic head of government Phibunsongkhram planned to create a new capital here. The reason he gave was that a seat of government in the mountains would be more difficult to take from outside enemies than Bangkok, which is near the coast. The megalomaniac project was never implemented in view of the shortage caused by the war, but the preparations alone cost the lives of 4,000 forced laborers.
The area of today's Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park, between the provinces of Phetchabun, Loei and Phitsanulok, was one of the most important retreats for the communist rebels in the 1960s and 70s. After their surrender, the national park was established in 1984.
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getting there
- By plane: At Lom Sak there is the little one Phetchabun Airport
(IATA: PHY)which, however, has no regular service. The nearest airports with scheduled connections are Phitsanulok (PHS; 140 km west of Lom Sak or 175 km from Phetchabun City), Khon Kaen (200 km east of Lom Sak and 235 km from Phetchabun), Bangkok-Don Mueang (DMK; 240 km south of Wichian Buri or 335 km from Phetchabun) and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK; 265 or 355 km).
- By bus: Company long-distance buses run about every hour Phetprasert from Bangkok-Mo Chit (northern bus station) to Phetchabun Province. You will stop in Wichian Buri (travel time from Bangkok 3:50 hours), Nong Phai (4½ hours), Phetchabun City (5–5½ hours) and Lom Sak (6–6½ hours). The same route is also used several times by the state-owned company The Transport Co. Offered, journey times and prices are about the same. Buses run four times a day from Bangkok via Wichian Buri to Chon Daen and Wang Pong in the west of the province (5½ hours). In Lom Sak in the north of the province, buses stop four times a day in each direction on the Chiang Mai – Phitsanulok – Khon Kaen – Ubon Ratchathani line and three buses in each direction (late in the evening or at night) on the Mae Sot – Phitsanulok – Khon Kaen – Mukdahan line. The drive from Phitsanulok to Lom Sak is around 2 hours, from Khon Kaen 3½ hours, from Chiang Mai 7–7½ hours, from Ubon Ratchathani 8 hours.
- By car: The main highways in the region are National Road 21 from Bangkok, which runs through the province in a south-north direction, and the west-east running National Road 12, which on the way between Phitsanulok and Khon Kaen runs through Lom Sak in the north of the province. From Bangkok it is 355 km to Phetchabun City (driving time a good 4½ hours), to Wichian Buri in the south of the province 265 km (3½ hours), to Lom Sak in the north 400 km (over 5 hours). From Phitsanulok it is 125 km to Lom Sak (approx. 2 hours) or 165 km to Phetchabun city (2½ hours). From Khon Kaen you drive 200 km to Lom Sak (3 hours) or 235 km to the provincial capital (3½ hours).
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Tourist Attractions
- Si Thep Historical Park. With the ruins of a once important Hindu-Buddhist city from the 5th to 11th centuries. Several temples with prangs and remarkable stucco decorations, free-standing “wheels of the law”; Museum with statues of the Buddha and Hindu gods found here (some replicas). Tambon Si Thep, Amphoe Si Thep, on National Road 2211, 9 km from National Road 21; 30 km south of Wichian Buri, 115 km south of the city of Phetchabun, 130 km north of Saraburi. See also Wikipedia article.
- Wat Phra That Pha Kaeo. Formerly Wat Pha Son Kaeo, a Buddhist facility for prayer and meditation built on a private initiative in 2004. The buildings have very imaginative shapes, which are completely unusual for a Thai temple, and are decorated with eye-catching, colorful mosaics. The complex is advertised as the most spectacular temple in Thailand. The facility is located in Thang Daeng Village, Tambon Khaem Son (Camp Son), Amphoe Khao Kho; 7 km off National Road 12 (28 km from Lom Sak, 60 km from Phetchabun City) - Site of the monastery; Information from the Tourism Authority of Thailand; Video with impressions from the temple on Youtube.
- National parks:Nam Nao, Did mok, Khao Kho
