Seokchon-dong
Sign in to saveSeokchon-dong () is a neighbourhood (dong) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. The current dong name literally means "stone village" in hanja named for the old name, dolmari (), because the region is to said to have much stone.
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It is catalogued under topics including Neighborhoods of Songpa District and South Korea articles missing geocoordinate data.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Songpa District
- Area
- 0.95
- Official website
- seokchon.songpa.go.kr
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- Revised Romanization
- Seokchon-dong
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Skŏch'on-tong
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Seokchon-dong () is a neighbourhood (dong) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. The current dong name literally means "stone village" in hanja named for the old name, dolmari (), because the region is to said to have much stone.
==Overview== The name of Seokchon-dong is believed to be derived from the presence of large stones in the area. One theory suggests that during the Manchu invasion of Korea in the 17th century, the Qing army used stones in the area to create a fortification, leading to the naming of the location. However, it is more commonly linked to the fact that numerous early Baekje tombs, built with stones, were found in the region. The area’s abundance of stones likely led to the name "Dolmari" (돌마리), which was later adapted into the Chinese character-based name Seokchon (石村).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Seokchon-dong” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.