Gongju
Gongju (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gongju
- Settlement.official_name
- City of Gongju
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal city
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Gongju
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info4
- Kongju
- Settlement.image_skyline
- View of Gongju 01.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Gongju
- Settlement.image_map
- South Chungcheong-Gongju.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in South Korea
Article
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- History
- New capital
- Climate
- Notable people
- Foreign sister cities
- See also
- References
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Gongju (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
== History == thumb|left|Gongju around 1872 thumb|left|Young trees, Kongju, 1908–1922 Gongju was formerly named Ungjin and was the capital of Baekje from AD 475 to 538. In this period, Baekje was under threat from Goguryeo. Goguryeo had overrun the previous capital of Hanseong (modern-day Seoul), which forced Baekje to find a new center of strength.