Jangchung-dong

Neighbourhood in Seoul, South Korea

Place in South Korea

Jangchung-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	장충동
• Hanja	奬忠洞
• Revised Romanization	Jang chung dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Chang ch'ung tong
Jangchung-dong Resident Office

Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	1.36 km² (0.53 sq mi)
Population (2013^[1])
• Total	5,622
• Density	4,100/km² (11,000/sq mi)

Jangchung-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jung-gu in Seoul, South Korea.^[2]

Etymology

The name Jangchung-dong originated from the Jangchungdan that was located in this area. Established in 1900, Jangchungdan was a place where ceremonies honoring loyal subjects and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country during the Eulmi Incident (the assassination of Empress Myeongseong) were held. On 1 October 1946, during the process of changing the Japanese-style neighborhood names to ones with deep Korean roots, this entire area was named 'Jangchung-dong'.

Attractions

National Theater of Korea
Jangchung Gymnasium
Grand Ambassador Seoul hotel
Jangchung (장충단 奬忠壇)
Jangchungdan Park (장충단공원 奬忠壇公園)
The Advisory on Democratic Peaceful Unification (민주평화통일자문회의 民主平和統一諮問會議)
Korea Freedom League (한국자유총연맹 韓國自由總聯盟)[1]
Freedom Center (자유센터), building for Korea Freedom League
Kyungdong Presbyterian Church (경동교회)
Banyan Tree Club and Spa (반얀트리 클럽&스파)
Shilla Hotel^[3]

Transportation

Dongguk University Station of

References

^ "월별인구통계 | 중구통계". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
^ "장충동 (Jangchung-dong 奬忠洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-05-01.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Tey-Marie Astudillo; Frances Cha (3 January 2012). "Seoul's most expensive hotel suites". CNN Go. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

"Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
"Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.