Gimcheon
Sign in to saveGimcheon (; ) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is situated on the major land transportation routes between Seoul and Busan, namely the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gimcheon
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal City
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Gimcheon-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info4
- Kimch'ŏn-si
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gimcheon City Hall.JPG
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- Gimcheon City Hall
- Settlement.image_map
- North Gyeongsang-Gimcheon.svg
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- Location in South Korea
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- Country
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Yeongnam
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Dialect
- Settlement.population_blank1
- Gyeongsang
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1009.5
- Settlement.population_as_of
- July 2025
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Culture and sightseeing
- Sights
- Hiking & mountains
- Festivals
- Museums
- Temples and cultural sites
- Other places of interest
- Cuisine
- Traditional food
- Transportation
- Road
- Rail
- Community and expat information
- Local specialties
- Administrative districts
- Notable people
- Sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Gimcheon (; ) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is situated on the major land transportation routes between Seoul and Busan, namely the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway.
In ancient times, Gimcheon was famous for its three mountains (Geumo, Daedeok, Hwangak) and two rivers (Gamcheon, Jikjicheon). During the Chosun Dynasty, Gimcheon had one of the five largest markets in the region. The town has also served as the gateway and traffic hub of the Yeongnam region and is particularly proud of its patriots, history and conservative lifestyle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gimcheon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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