Samre (Thai: สำเหร่, pronounced[sǎm.rèː]), also spelled Sam Re and Samray, is a subdistrict (khwaeng) of Thon Buri District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is also the name of a neighbourhood around the area.
The word samre is a name for the plant Malabar melastome (also known as khlongkhleng), which probably used to grow in abundance in the area, leading the neighbourhood to be known by the name.[2] It was also the name of a Buddhist temple (wat) in the area, Wat Samre, believed to have been built around 1717 and now known as Wat Ratchawarin.[3]
Samre used to be a site of public executions during the late seventeenth to early eighteenth centuries, where prisoners were beheaded and their heads set on spikes by the riverside. It was a place locals feared to be heavily haunted, and is described as such in Nirat Thalang, a travel poem written c. 1815–1816 by Muen Phromsomphatson, a student of Sunthorn Phu.[4]
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^ abโลจน์ นันทิวัชรินทร์ (2 March 2021). "คริสตจักรที่หนึ่ง สำเหร่ โบสถ์โปรเตสแตนต์อายุกว่าร้อยปีริมน้ำย่านเจริญนคร: The First American Presbyterian Church". The Cloud (in Thai). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
samre, bangkok, samre, thai, สำเหร, pronounced, sǎm, rèː, also, spelled, samray, subdistrict, khwaeng, thon, buri, district, bangkok, thailand, also, name, neighbourhood, around, area, samre, สำเหร, khwaengfirst, presbyterian, church, samraylocation, thon, bur. Samre Thai saehr pronounced sǎm reː also spelled Sam Re and Samray is a subdistrict khwaeng of Thon Buri District Bangkok Thailand It is also the name of a neighbourhood around the area Samre saehrKhwaengFirst Presbyterian Church SamrayLocation in Thon Buri DistrictCountryThailandProvinceBangkokKhetThon BuriArea 1 Total1 230 km2 0 475 sq mi Population 2019 Total14 937 Density12 143 90 km2 31 452 6 sq mi Postal code10600TIS 1099101507 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Places 4 ReferencesHistory editThe word samre is a name for the plant Malabar melastome also known as khlongkhleng which probably used to grow in abundance in the area leading the neighbourhood to be known by the name 2 It was also the name of a Buddhist temple wat in the area Wat Samre believed to have been built around 1717 and now known as Wat Ratchawarin 3 Samre used to be a site of public executions during the late seventeenth to early eighteenth centuries where prisoners were beheaded and their heads set on spikes by the riverside It was a place locals feared to be heavily haunted and is described as such in Nirat Thalang a travel poem written c 1815 1816 by Muen Phromsomphatson a student of Sunthorn Phu 4 In the 1850s a plot of land in the area was purchased by American missionary Stephen Mattoon and it became the location of the First Presbyterian Church Samray as well as Samray Boys School the country s first formal school 4 Geography editSamre is in the southeastern corner of Thon Buri District Samre is bounded by other subdistricts from north clockwise Bang Yi Ruea in its district Krung Thonburi Road is a borderline Bang Lamphu Lang in Khlong San District Khlong Bang Sai Kai is a borderline Wat Phraya Krai and Bang Kho Laem in Bang Kho Laem District with Dao Khanong in its district Chao Phraya River and Mahaisawan Road are the borderlines Bukkhalo in its district Somdet Phra Chao Tak Sin Road is a borderline 5 Places editFirst Presbyterian Church Samray Samre Police Station Bukkhalo Police Station Samre Post Office Wat Bang Nam Chon Samitivej Thonburi Hospital formerly Krungdhon 1 Hospital Rama III Bridge New Krungthep Bridge Krungthep 2 Bridge The local temple Wat Samre or Wat Ratchawarin indeed it is located in the area of neighbouring Bukkhalo 5 References edit Administrative Strategy Division Strategy and Evaluation Department Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 2021 sthitikrungethphmhankhrpracapi 2563 Bangkok Statistics 2020 PDF in Thai Retrieved 27 November 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Maywisa 2019 09 24 okhlngekhlng nkelngkinokhlngekhlng aelwipokhlngerux hrux okh lngerux eruxcungokhlngekhlng Technologychaoban in Thai Retrieved 2021 03 14 rssukhnth xudmsri thankhxmulthxngthinthnburi library bsru ac th in Thai Offices of Academic Resources and Information Technology Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University Retrieved 18 March 2021 a b olcn nnthiwchrinthr 2 March 2021 khristckrthihnung saehr obsthopretsaetntxayukwarxypirimnayanecriynkhr The First American Presbyterian Church The Cloud in Thai Retrieved 18 March 2021 a b aekhwngbukhkhol ekhtthnburi krungethphmhankhr Bukkhalo Subdistrict Thon Buri District Bangkok Ro1 ldd go th in Thai 13 42 34 6 N 100 29 29 44 E 13 709611 N 100 4915111 E 13 709611 100 4915111 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samre Bangkok amp oldid 1075525947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
