Jincheon County Explained

Jincheon
Native Name Lang:ko
Translit Lang1:Korean
Settlement Type:County
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info1:Korean: 진천군
Translit Lang1 Type2:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info2:Korean: {{linktext|鎭|川|郡
Translit Lang1 Info3:Jincheon-gun
Translit Lang1 Info4:Chinch'ŏn-gun
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Hoseo
Population Blank1 Title:Dialect
Population Blank1:Chungcheong
Area Total Km2:406.08
Population Total:60964
Population Density Km2:150.1
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:2 eup, 5 myeon
Image Blank Emblem:Jincheon logo.png
Blank Emblem Type:Emblem of Jincheon

Jincheon County is a county in North Chungcheong Province (North Chungcheong) Province, South Korea.

Location

Jincheon belongs to the middle of North Chungcheong Province. It borders several cities of its province but also meets Gyeonggi Province. The southwestern part of this area is mountainous.

Industry

Farming has moved from the second most successful industry to the major contribution of this region. Hyundai Autonet moved its former factories into Jincheon and got to operate from February 2008.[1]

CJ also revealed its plan to construct a processing complex.

In a Korean village, A Squid Game doll also had been spotted.

Festival

Jincheon holds a World Taekwondo Hwarang festival every year. The festival is an opportunity for all enthusiasts of Taekwondo to come together.

The festival has more meaning as experience, since it not only provides a splendid tour opportunity in Korea, but participants also experience the spirit of Korean martial arts.

Tourist attractions

Jincheon Bell MuseumThe Jincheon Bell Museum was opened in September 2005 to inform people of the Korean bells and their artistic value that received recognition from the world through various activities including planning exhibitions and education as well as studying, collecting, exhibiting, and preserving them.[2]
Nonggyo Bridge in JincheonThis stone bridge (Korean: 石橋) called 'Nonggyo Bridge' as the bridge on Saegeumcheon in front of Gulti Village, Gugok-ri, Munbaek-myeon. According to the record of 『Sangsanji(Korean: 常山誌)』(1932), General Lim built it in the early Goryeo Dynasty.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Jincheon is twinned with:

See also

External links

36.8567°N 127.4433°W

Notes and References

  1. News: ko:현대오토넷, 이천공장 진천으로 이전 . Moneytoday.co.kr . South Korea . MoneyToday . 23 January 2008 . http://www.moneytoday.co.kr/view/mtview.php?type=1&no=2008012310355355214 .
  2. Web site: The Bell museum opened in Jincheon . . South Korea .
  3. Web site: http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=047&aid=0000051615 . ko:'농다리'의 미스터리를 풀어보는 재미. Naver News. 2 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Vallejo Sister City . 2013-09-11 . Vallejo Sister City Association . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130911222629/http://www.vallejosistercity.org/about-us.html . 2013-09-11 .