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Kangwon Province is a province of North Korea,with its capital at Wŏnsan. Before the division of Korea in 1945,Kangwŏn Province and its South Korean neighbour Gangwon Province formed a single province that excluded Wŏnsan.
Chuncheon is the capital of Gangwon Province in South Korea. The city lies in the north of the county,located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River. There are some large lakes around the city,most notably Soyang Lake and Uiam Lake. The area has small river islands,such as Sangjungdo,Ha-Jungdo,Bungeodo,and Wido.
Geochang County is a county in South Gyeongsang Province,South Korea. The Geochang International Festival of Theater,which was started in 1989,is renowned as the best play festival in Korea. The District Office is located in Geochang-eup,and has jurisdiction over 1 eup and 11 myeon.
The Diocese of Chunchon is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in South Korea. A suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul,it has ecclesiastic authority over the administrative province of Gangwon-do.
Chuncheon Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Chuncheon,Gangwon-do,South Korea. It was built in 1980 to hold Korean Junior Sports Festival. It also held Korean National Sports Festival twice,in 1985 and 1996. The stadium had a capacity of 35,000 people. In December 2008,because of the deterioration of its equipment,the stadium was demolished,and a new stadium,Chuncheon Stadium,was built in another place.
The Bukhan River is a tributary of the Han River that flows through both North and South Korea. It traverses Kangwon province in North Korea and Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces in South Korea.
Kangwon National University is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities in Gangwon,South Korea. Established as Kangwon Provincial Chuncheon Agricultural College in 1947 in Chuncheon,it extended to a comprehensive university in 1978.
Cheongnyangni-dong is a neighbourhood,dong of Dongdaemun-gu in Seoul,South Korea.
Namiseom or Nami Island is a half-moon shaped river island located in Chuncheon,Gangwon Province,South Korea,formed as the land around it was inundated by the rising water of the North Han River as the result of the construction of Cheongpyeong Dam in 1944.
Garisan is a mountain in Gangwon-do,South Korea. It sits on the boundary between the city of Chuncheon and the county of Hongcheon. Garisan has an elevation of 1,050.7 m (3,447 ft).
Gyegwansan is a mountain in South Korea. Its area extends over Gapyeong County in Gyeonggi-do and Chuncheon,the capital of Gangwon-do. Gyegwansan has an elevation of 665.4 m (2,183 ft).
Bawisan is a mountain in the city of Chuncheon,Gangwon-do in South Korea. It has an elevation of 858 m (2,815 ft).
Majeoksan is a mountain in the city of Chuncheon,Gangwon-do in South Korea. It has an elevation of 605.2 m (1,986 ft).
Samaksan is a mountain in the city of Chuncheon,Gangwon-do in South Korea. It has an elevation of 654 m (2,146 ft).
Namchuncheon Station is a train station on the Gyeongchun Line in Chuncheon,South Korea,operated by Korail. This station is 78.6 kilometres from its final western destination,Sangbong Station.
The Misa Bridge crosses the Han River in South Korea and connects the cities of Hanam and Namyangju. It is part of the Seoul-Chuncheon Expressway.
Hallym Polytechnic University is a college located in Chuncheon,South Korea.
Uiam Dam is a dam in Uiam-ri,Shindong-myeon,Chuncheon,South Korea. It dams the Bukhan River. Built in 1967,it is operated by Korea Hydro &Nuclear Power. It is cited as "one of North Han's major hydroelectric projects". The dam's reservoir formed three small islands when constructed.
Legoland Korea is a theme park in Chuncheon,Gangwon Province,South Korea. It opened on May 5,2022,and is the first and only Legoland on an island. Legoland Korea Resort covers 280,000 square meters,making it the world's second largest Legoland theme park after Legoland New York and the 2nd largest in Asia behind Legoland Malaysia Resort which covers 76 acres of land.
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- ↑ 국립춘천박물관 (國立春川博物館) (in Korean). Yahoo encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
