Jincheon County
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Jincheon
진천군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 진천군 |
| • Hanja | 鎭川郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Jincheon-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Chinch'ŏn-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Jincheon | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Hoseo |
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 5 myeon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Song Ki-sub(송기영)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 407.38 km2 (157.29 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 86,742[2] |
| • Density | 150.1/km2 (389/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Chungcheong |
Jincheon County (Korean: 진천군; RR: Jincheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province (North Chungcheong) Province, South Korea.
Location
[edit]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.[citation needed]
Industry
[edit]Farming has moved[when?] from the second most successful industry to the major contribution of this region.[citation needed] Hyundai Autonet moved its former factories into Jincheon and got to operate from February 2008.[3]
CJ[clarification needed] also revealed its plan to construct a processing complex.[citation needed]
In a Korean village, A Squid Game doll also had been spotted.
Festival
[edit]Jincheon holds a World Taekwondo Hwarang festival every year.[citation needed] 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
[edit]- Jincheon Bell Museum
The 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.[4]
- Nonggyo Bridge in Jincheon
This stone bridge (石橋) called 'Nonggyo Bridge' as the bridge on Saegeumcheon in front of Gulti Village, Gugok-ri, Munbaek-myeon.[citation needed] According to the record of 『Sangsanji(常山誌)』(1932), General Lim built it in the early Goryeo Dynasty.[5]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Jincheon is twinned with:
Seongdong-gu, Seoul- Gangdong-gu, Seoul
Vallejo, California, United States[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Jincheon County mayor". Jincheon County. 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- ^ 현대오토넷, 이천공장 진천으로 이전. Moneytoday.co.kr. South Korea: MoneyToday. 23 January 2008.
- ^ "The Bell museum opened in Jincheon". Kyunghyang Shinmun. South Korea.
- ^ '농다리'의 미스터리를 풀어보는 재미. Naver News. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Vallejo Sister City". Vallejo Sister City Association. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
External links
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