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| Roi Et | ||
| province | Roi Et | |
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| Residents | 35.219 (2014) | |
| height | 150 m | |
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Roi Et(Thai: ร้อยเอ็ด) is the capital of the eponymous province in Northeast Thailand.
getting there
By plane
The Regional Airport Roi Et
(IATA: ROI) is located a good 17 kilometers northeast of the city center. He gets by several times a day NokAir and Thai AirAsia from Bangkok-Don Mueang approached. The flight takes between an hour and 1:15. The normal price at NokAir is 2,600 baht, there are savings offers at NokAir from 950, with AirAsia from 790 baht. (As of April 2016)
The car rental company is at the airport Advice represented. There are also shuttle buses to the city center.
By bus
Long-distance buses from Bangkok's northern bus station Mo Chit usually take 7½ to 8 hours. Most depart between 9pm and 10pm and arrive in Mo Chit early in the morning. A one-way ticket costs between 369 and 551 baht, depending on the car class. Most important provider besides the state-owned company The Transport Co. Ltd. (Bo.Kho.So.) is the private line Sahaphan. Roi Et is also on the long-distance bus route Chiang Mai–Phitsanulok–Ubon Ratchathanithat five times a day by the company Phetprasert is served. From Chiang Mai it takes 12-13 hours (fare 638 Baht), from Phitsanulok 6½ hours, from Ubon Ratchathani just under three hours. (As of April 2016)
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Wat Klang Ming Mueang (วัดกลาง มิ่ง เมือง). Buddhist temple from the late Ayutthaya epoch with a four-tier tower, wall paintings and a remarkable ordination hall (ubosot).
- Wat Burapha Phiram (วัด บูรพา ภิ ราม). With the 59 meter high Phra Phuttha Rattana (colloquial Luangpho Yai), the tallest statue of the standing Buddha in Thailand.
- Bueng Phalan Chai (บึง พลาญ ชัย). Public park on an island in a lake in the middle of the city; popular recreation area for locals and guests. Here you can walk, have a picnic, go pedal boating; there are playgrounds for children.
- Roi Et National Museum. Dedicated to culture of Isan. Objects of art, textiles and handicraft techniques that illustrate traditional everyday life in the region are exhibited.
activities
- Bun Phra Wet. Three days in March in Srinagarindra Park and Phalan Chai Lake. Festival for the symbolic return of Vessantara (Thai: Wetsandon or Phra Wet), one of the earlier incarnations of the Buddha (there are 547 in Theravada Buddhism Jatakas - Stories about the Buddha's previous lives before he became Siddharta Gautama and found enlightenment). According to the story, Vessantara was a very generous prince who is considered a role model in charity. There are several parades through the city, painted scrolls with the story of the Phra Wet are shown as well as cultural performances and the Jataka story is recited in public.
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| Phone code | 043 |
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| Post Code | 45000 |
trips
- Wat Pa Kung. A temple built in honor of the revered monk Luang Pu Sri, which gave the complex its appearance Borobudur imitated on Java; 20 km southeast of Roi Et, on road no. 20145 towards Wapi Pathum, about half an hour by car.
- Ban Wai Luem. Center of silk production with demonstration workshops and factory outlet; 25 km east of Roi Et, on national road 23 towards Yasothon, about half an hour by car.
- Ku Ka Sing. Ruins of an 11th century Khmer temple; a good 60 km south of Roi Et, on the national road 214, towards Chaturaphak Phiman and Kaset Wisai, about an hour by car.
- Wat Pha Nam Yoi. With the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkhon, one of the largest pagodas in Thailand; approx. 90 km northeast of Roi Et, on roads no. 2044 and 2136 in the direction of Mukdahan, about 1½ hours by car.
