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| Sing Buri Province | |
| Capital | Sing Buri |
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| Residents | 212.158 (2014) |
| surface | 823 km² |
| other value for area on Wikidata: 822,478 | |
| prefix | 035 |
| no area code on Wikidata: | |
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | |
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Sing Buri(Thai: สิงห์บุรี) is a city and province in the Chao Phraya Basin in Central Thailand.
background
Sing Buri translates as "Lion City" (just like Singapore).
The village of Bang Rachan in the district (Amphoe) Khai Bang Rachan, 17 km southwest of the provincial capital, played an important role in Thai history. When Burmese troops invaded Siam in 1765 and, in the face of the unprepared and poorly organized Siamese armed forces, went from victory to victory and the then capital Ayutthaya As they got closer and closer, according to tradition, the people of Bang Rachan took matters into their own hands. They offered bitter resistance against the invaders. How much of this story is true and how much nationalistic and heroic embellishment is, remains unclear. In Thailand, however, this is not questioned, history is taught in schools and was processed into a monumental historical film in 2000, which in German-speaking countries under the title Bang Rajan - Battle of the Lost has been published.
getting there
| Distances | |
| Bangkok | 140 km |
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By plane
From domestic and low-cost airports Bangkok-Don Mueang It is 120 km to Sing Buri, from the international Suvarnabhumi Airport 155 km.
By train
Sing Buri itself is not connected to the rail network. The closest train station is 30 km away Lop Buri. There you can change to a regional bus or minivan to Sing Buri.
By bus
There are long-distance buses from Bangkok's northern Mo Chit bus station as well as minivans from the Victory Monument, Mo Chit and Rangsit to Sing Buri.
From the neighboring province of Lop Buri, buses run to Sing Buri approximately every 20 minutes between 5 a.m. and 6 p.m. The journey takes just under an hour and costs 15 baht.
In the street
The highway-like National Road 32 (also signposted as Asian Highway 2) runs through Sing Buri between Bangkok / Ayutthaya and Nakhon Sawan. The 140 km from Bangkok takes about 1:45 to two hours with favorable traffic conditions. From Ayutthaya it is 70 km, for which you have to plan an hour's drive, from Nakhon Sawan 100 km (travel time 1:15 to 1½ hours). From Lop Buri it is about 30 km to Sing Buri, the drive takes half an hour.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
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- Wat Sawang flavor (วัด สว่างอารมณ์). Buddhist monastery, center for the production of Buddha statues and collection of Nang Yai figures (leather figures for the Thai shadow theater).
- Wat Na Phrathat (วัด หน้า พระ ธาตุ). Buddhist temple complex with an old prang from the heyday of the Khmer culture and relics of the Buddha.
- Wat Phra Non Chaksi (4 km south of Sing Buri). 46-meter-long reclining Sukhothai-style Buddha statue, highly revered by the locals.
- Bang Rachan Heroes Monument (Bang Rachan Memorial Park, อุทยาน วีรชน ค่ายบางระจัน, Utthayan Wirachon Khai Bang Rachan) (17 km southwest of Singburi town on road no. 3032).
activities
shop
kitchen
Sing Buri is widely recognized for its locally caught river fish, including catfish (bplaa dtùg), known. Accordingly, there are many recommended fish restaurants. Fish statues have already been set up along the highway at the provincial border. A fish festival is even held at the end of December each year.
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Practical advice
| Phone code | 035 |
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| Post Code | 16000 |
