Yeongwol County (''Yeongwol-gun'') is a
county
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in
Gangwon Province, South Korea
Gangwon Province is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. It is bound on the east by the Sea of Japan, and borders Gyeonggi Province to its west, North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to its south, an ...
.
It is well known as the place where
King Danjong, the sixth king of
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and r ...
, was exiled when he was forced to abdicate by his uncle, who became
Sejo of Joseon
Sejo of Joseon (2 November 1417 – 23 September 1468), personal name Yi Yu ( Korean: 이유; Hanja: 李瑈), sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang ( Korean: 수양대군; Hanja: 首陽大君), was the seventh ruler of the Joseon dynasty ...
. It is also where Danjong was buried after he was murdered in 1457, following the attempts by
six martyred ministers to restore him to power, after he was perceived to be a continuing threat to the rule of his uncle. It is also where the Joseon Dynasty poet Kim Sat-gat is buried.
Cities
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Gonggiri
Climate
Yeongwol has a monsoon-influenced
humid continental climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.
Festival
DongGang International Photo Festival - This festival is held in Yeongwol every year. It features events such as the DongGang Photography Award Exhibition, International Open Call, Photojournalists Exhibition and Gangwon Province Photographers Exhibition.
Although it is held at the Dong River Photo Museum, visitors can find the works throughout Yeongwol County during the photo festival
Gallery
File:Korea Yeongwol Sketch 01 (8228243829).jpg,
References
External links
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Yeongwol County tourism office home page
Yeongwol County,
Counties of Gangwon Province, South Korea
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