Sinchon County

Sinch'ŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Sinch'ŏn County

신천군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja信川郡
 • McCune-ReischauerSinch'ŏn-gun
 • Revised RomanizationSincheon-gun
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceSouth Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 31 ri

Geography

Sinch'ŏn is bordered to the north by Anak, to the west by Samch'ŏn and T'aet'an, to the south by Pyŏksŏng and Sinwŏn, and to the east by Chaeryŏng. Most of the land in Sinch'ŏn is composed of flat plains, with mountains forming its borders. The highest point is Mt. Ch'ŏnbong, at 627 meters.[1]

There are several famous hot springs in Sinch'ŏn, including the Sinch'ŏn and Kŭlloja Springs. The county is also home to the famous Chahyesa Buddhist temple, founded in 1572.

History

The Koryo dynasty named the area occupied by Sinch'ŏn as Sinju. It received its current name under the Yi dynasty in 1413. In 1909 Sinch'ŏn was annexed to Munhwa, now no longer extant. The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes, in which its eastern part was annexed to newly formed Samch'ŏn county.

At the beginning of the Korean War in 1950, the town of Sinch'ŏn was allegedly the site of a massacre of civilians by occupying U.S. forces (see Sinchon Massacre). North Korean sources claim the number of civilians killed over the 52-day period at more than 35,000 people, equivalent to one-fourth of the population then of Sinchon county.[2] The North Korean government has operated the Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities in Sinch'ŏn Town since 1958, displaying relics and remains from the incident.[3] South Korean historians dispute this account, saying the deaths were at the hands of right-wing security forces. No evidence has been found to support North Korean allegations that an American general directed the massacre.

Transportation

The county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway, with stations at Paeksŏk, Sinch'ŏn Onch'ŏn, Sinch'ŏn, and Hwanghae Ryongmun stations. There is also a highway which runs through Sinch'ŏn-ŭp.

Divisions

The county is divided into one town (ŭp) and 31 villages (ri).[4]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Sinch'ŏn-ŭp신천읍信川邑
Changjae-ri장재리長財里
Chinam-ri지남리指南里
Ch'ŏngsal-li청산리青山里
Hoam-ri호암리虎岩里
Hwasal-li화산리花山里
Kŏnsal-li건산리乾山里
Kŭlloja-ri근로자리勤勞者里
Myŏngsa-ri명사리明沙里
Myŏngsŏng-ri명석리明石里
Onch'ŏl-li온천리溫泉里
Paeksŏng-ri백석리白石里
Palsal-li발산리鉢山里
Panjŏng-ri반정리泮亭里
Pog'u-ri복우리福隅里
Raengjŏng-ri랭정리冷井里
Ri'mong-ri리목리梨木里
Ryongdang-ri룡당리龍塘里
Ryongsal-li룡산리龍山里
Sach'ang-ri사창리司倉里
Saegil-li새길리새길里
Saenal-li새날리새날里
Sŏkdang-ri석당리石塘里
Sŏkkyo-ri석교리石橋里
Song'o-ri송오리松梧里
Sŏwŏl-li서원리書院里
Tongryŏng-ri동령리東嶺里
Torang-ri도락리道樂里
Uryong-ri우룡리牛龍里
Usal-li우산리牛山里
Wŏlsŏng-ri월성리月城里
Wŏnam-ri원암리猿岩里

Twin cities

Sinchon is twinned with Kragujevac, Serbia since 1976.[5]

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See also

References
  1. http://www.cybernk.net/EV_CyberNKFile/image/Map/l_2136121.jpg
  2. KCNA, 27 November 2008 Archived 12 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200803/news03/28.htm#8 Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "중앙일보 - 아시아 첫 인터넷 신문".
  5. Yugoslav Survey. 19. Belgrade: Jugoslavija Publishing House. 1978. p. 146. ISSN 0044-1341.

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