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Gimhae
Gimhae () is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim clans in Korea. The Gimhae Kims claim descent from the ancient royal house of Geumgwan Gaya, which was based in Gimhae. Gimhae is situated near the Nakdong River. The city has a K3 League soccer club called Gimhae FC. The largest foreign sports club in Gimhae is the Gimhae Semi-Athletic Club (G-SAC) located in Nae-dong. Gimhae is also the birthplace of the late Roh Moo-hyun, former president of South Korea. Administrative divisions * Jinyeong-eup (13 ''ri'') * Daedong-myeon (10 ''ri'') * Hallim-myeon (12 ''ri'') * Jillye-myeon (10 ''ri'') * Juchon-myeon (8 ''ri'') * Saengnim-myeon (8 ''ri'') * Sangdong-myeon (6 ''ri'') * Bukbu-dong (3 legal ''dong'') * Buram-dong (2 legal ''dong'') * Buwon-dong * Chilsanseobu-dong (7 legal ''dong'') * Dongsang-dong *Hoehyeon-dong (2 legal ''dong'') * Hwalcheon-dong (2 legal ''dong'') * Jangyu-dong (3 legal ''dong'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimhae Kim
The Gimhae Kim clan () is one of the Korean clans. This clan traces their origin to Suro of Geumgwan Gaya. King Suro was the founder of Gaya confederacy, and his descendant, Gim Yu-sin, Kim Yu-sin is renowned for unifying the Silla polity. It was considered a Society in the Joseon Dynasty, commoner surname. More than six million present day Koreans, especially from Gimhae Kim, Gimhae Heo clan, Heo and Incheon Lee clan, Lee (Yi) clans associate their Bon-gwan (geo-biological lineage roots) to Gimhae, in the South Gyeongsang Province of South Korea, and these clans place restrictions on marriage with each other due to the shared ancestors. Today, the Gimhae Kim clan is the largest clan group among them. The Gimhae Kim and Gimhae Heo clans, descend from the two sons of King Suro where the latter used their mother, Queen Heo Hwang-ok's surname, instead of their father's. One of the dominant branch of Gimhae Kim clan is Samhyunpa-branch. Origin The Gimhae Kim clan's founder, accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimhae FC
Gimhae FC is a South Korean football club based in the city of Gimhae. It was founded in 2007, and started competing in the National League until 2019. In 2020, the team started competing in the K3 League after 2019 season the final competing in the National League after absorbed to semi-professional league. Current team squad 2022 season squad Honours Domestic competitions League * National League : Runners-up (1): 2009 *K3 League : Champions (1): 2020 Cups * National Sports Festival : Silver Medal (1): 2014 Season-by-seasons See also *List of football clubs in South Korea This is a list of association football clubs in South Korea from 2023 season. K League K League 1 12 clubs : in Alphabetical order * Daegu FC * Daejeon Hana Citizen * Gangwon FC * Gwangju FC * Incheon United * Jeju United * Jeonbuk Hyund ... External links Gimhae FC Official SiteGimhae FC FacebookGimhae FC Twitter Korea National League clubs Foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K3 League
The K3 League is the third tier of South Korean football league system, which was created from the rebranding of the Korea National League (2003–2019) and the former K3 League (2007–2019) into K3 League and K4 League in 2020. 16 teams are currently playing in the league. History The Korean National Semi-Professional Football League, the semi-professional league of South Korea, began in 1964 and lasted until it was replaced by the Korea National League (KNL) in 2003. 15 clubs played in the new KNL. With the establishment of the K League Challenge (currently K League 2) as a second-tier professional league in 2013, the number of clubs in the KNL decreased. Since 2017, only eight clubs participated in the KNL. Meanwhile, the amateur K3 League developed its own promotion and relegation systems with the Advanced Tier and the Basic Tier. In 2015, the Korea Football Association announced its plan of structural reform to merge the KNL and K3 League. The plan was realized in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geumgwan Gaya
Geumgwan Gaya (43–532), also known as Bon-Gaya (본가야, 本伽倻, "original Gaya") or Garakguk (가락국, "Garak State"), was the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy during the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Three Kingdoms Period in Korea. It is believed to have been located around the modern-day city of Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, Southern Gyeongsang province, near the mouth of the Nakdong River. Due to its geographic location, this kingdom played a dominant role in the regional affairs from the Byeonhan confederacy, Byeonhan period onward to the end of the Gaya confederacy. Rise of the kingdom Gaya confederacy (42–532 CE), founded by the King Suro, originated from the Byeonhan confederacy, Byeonhan (also called Pyonhan, Byeon and Byeonjin) tribe, and it had 12 statelets. Byeonhan was one of the 3 Samhan, other 2 being Jinhan confederacy, Jinhan and Mahan confederacy, Mahan. According to the Samguk Yusa, Geumgwan Kaya was made of 9 villages united by Suro of Gaya, King S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Gyeongsang Province
South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple that houses the ''Tripitaka Koreana'' and tourist attraction, is located in this province. Automobile and petrochemical factories are largely concentrated along the southern part of the province, extending from Ulsan through Busan, Changwon, and Jinju. Etymology The name derives ; . The name derives from the names of the principal cities of Gyeongju () and Sangju (). History Before 1895, the area corresponding to modern-day South Gyeongsang Province was part of Gyeongsang Province, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon dynastic kingdom. In 1895, southern Gyeongsang was replaced by the districts of Jinju in the west and Dongnae (modern-day Busan) in the east. In 1896, they were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jillye-myeon
Jillye-myeon is a small town located near the city of Gimhae, in the province of Gyeongsang, South Korea. As of 2005, the population was c. 8,000. Geography Jillye-myeon is primarily situated in a horseshoe-shaped valley, with a range of mountains mostly surrounding it around its eastern, southern, and western sides. The largest of these mountains, on the southwestern side, is Sinan-ri. The larger city of Changwon is immediately on the other side of Sinan-ri, to the west. Gimhae is located about 10 kilometers to the east. Culture Jillye-myeon is well noted and often visited for its ceramics-related arts and crafts. Many kilns and pottery shops can be found throughout town. The town is relatively rural, and being situated in a valley, it supports substantial rice agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun (; ; 1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea between 2003 and 2008. Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for student activists in South Korea. His electoral career later expanded to a focus on overcoming regionalism in South Korean politics, culminating in his election to the presidency. He achieved a large following among younger internet users, which aided his success in the presidential election. Roh's election was notable for the arrival in power of a new generation of Korean politicians, the so-called 386 Generation (people in their thirties, when the term was coined, who had attended university in the 1980s and who were born in the 1960s). This generation had been veterans of student protests against authoritarian rule and advocated a conciliatory approach towards North Korea, even at the expense of good relations with the United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of South Korea
The largest cities of South Korea have an autonomous status equivalent to that of provinces. Seoul, the largest city and capital, is classified as a ''teukbyeolsi'' ( Special City), while the next six-largest cities are classified as ''gwangyeoksi'' (Metropolitan Cities). Smaller cities are classified as ''si'' ("cities") and are under provincial jurisdiction, at the same level as counties. City status Article 10 of the Local Autonomy Act defines the standards under which a populated area may become a city: an area which is predominantly urbanised and has a population of at least 50,000; a which has an urbanised area with a population of at least 50,000; or a which has a total population of at least 150,000 and multiple urbanised areas each with a population of at least 20,000. An English translation is available from the Korea Legislative Research Institute, but is out of date: Article 7 of the 2018 version of the law is similar in content to Article 10 of the 2021 version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
