Samcheok

Municipal City in Gangwon, South Korea

Samcheok

삼척시

Municipal City

Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul| 삼척시
• Hanja| 三陟市
• Revised Romanization| Samcheok-si
• McCune-Reischauer| Samch'ŏk-si

Flag

Emblem of Samcheok

Location in South Korea

Coordinates: 37°27′00″N 129°09′54″E﻿ / ﻿37.450°N 129.165°E﻿ / 37.450; 129.165Coordinates: 37°27′00″N 129°09′54″E﻿ / ﻿37.450°N 129.165°E﻿ / 37.450; 129.165
Country|  South Korea
Region| Gangwon
Administrative divisions| 2 eup, 6 myeon, 4 dong
Area

• Total| 1,185.78 km2 (457.83 sq mi)
Population

(January, 2020)

• Total| 67 575
• Dialect

| Gangwon
Climate| Cfa

Samcheok (Korean pronunciation: [sa̠m.tsʰʌ̹k̚]) is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Ancient age & Three Kingdom
* 1.2 Unified Silla
* 1.3 Goryeo Dynasty
* 1.4 Joseon Dynasty
* 1.5 Japanese occupation
* 1.6 Republic of Korea
* 2 Education
* 3 Sister cities
* 3.1 Domestic
* 3.2 International
* 4 Notable people
* 5 Tourist Attractions
* 6 Festival
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## History[edit]

### Ancient age & Three Kingdom[edit]

* It was called "Siljikguk or Siljikgokguk"
* 102 under the rule of Silla (Pasa 23rd)
* 468 under the rule of Goguryeo (Jangsu 56th)
* 505 The name changed to Sil-jick joo (Jijeung 6th)
* 658 The name changed to Book-jin (Muyeol 5th)

### Unified Silla[edit]

* 757 The name changed to Samcheok-gun (Gyeongdeok 16th)

### Goryeo Dynasty[edit]

* 995 The name changed to Cheokjoo (Seongjong 14th)
* 1018 The name changed to Samcheok-hyun (Hyeonjong 9th)

### Joseon Dynasty[edit]

* 1393 Samcheok-hyun was raised into Samcheok-bu (Taejo 2nd)
* 1413 change of the name to Samcheok protectorate (Taejong 13th)
* 1895 change of the name to Samcheok-gun (Gojong 32nd)

### Japanese occupation[edit]

* 1917 Bunae-myeon change of the name to Samcheok-myeon
* 1938 Samcheok-myeon was raised into Samcheok-eup

### Republic of Korea[edit]

* 1973 Jangsung-eup Hwangji branch office was raised to Hwangji-eup (at that time, the most population of the county)
* 1980\. 04. 01. Bukpyeong-eup was Incorporated into Donghae-si
* 1980\. 12. 01. Wondeock-myeon was elevated to Wondeock-eup
* 1981\. 07. 01. The combination of Jangseong-eup and Hwangji-eup was raised into Taebaek-si
* 1986\. 01. 01. Samcheok-eup was raised into Samcheok-si
* 1986\. 03. 27. Wondeok-eup Ojeo branch office was raised into Kagok-myeon
* 1989\. 01. 01. Yonghwa-ri and jangho-ri were incorporated into Gundeok-myeon
* 1994\. 12. 26. 5 districts (Called ri) of Hajang-myeon were incorporated into Taebaek-si
* 1995\. 01. 01. The combination of Samcheok-si and Samcheok-gun was incorporated to Samcheok-si

## Education[edit]

Samcheok has one university, KNU Samcheok Campus, established March 1, 2006. (formerly Samcheok National University)

## Sister cities[edit]

### Domestic[edit]

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* Seongbuk-gu, Seoul since October 14, 1999
* Yeonsu-gu, Incheon since October 13, 2000
* Guri, Gyeonggi-do since March 20, 2001
* Icheon, Gyeonggi-do since August 17, 2004
* Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do since June 22, 2007
* Ulleung County, Gyeongsangbuk-do since June 25, 2009

### International[edit]

* Akabira, Hokkaidō, Japan since July 18, 1997
* Kanda, Fukuoka, Japan since July, 1997
* Wangqing County, Jilin, China since September 4, 1997
* Kurobe, Toyama, Japan since November 5, 1998
* Dongying, Shandong, China since March 24, 1999
* Kungur, Perm Krai, Russia since May 30, 2003
* Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia since November 9, 2004
* Jixi, Heilongjiang, China since May 21, 2008
* Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia since August 30, 2010

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## Notable people[edit]

* Kim Yeon-sik - current Taebaek mayor, Gangwon Province (elected GNP)
* Park Sang-cheol - trot singer
* Hwang Young-cho \- marathon runner (winner of the marathon race at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1994 Asian Games)
* Lee Jaehyeong - member of K-pop band The Rose

## Tourist Attractions[edit]

* Samcheok Railbike
* Hwanseong and Daegeum Caves
* Haesindang Park \- Also known as the Penis Park. This park can be reached in 40 minutes by riding the 24, or 24-1 local bus.
* Samcheok Rose Park
* Samcheok, Jeungsan, Yonghwa, Maengbang and Jangho Beaches.

## Festival[edit]

Samcheok Maengbang Canola Flower Festival

The Maengbang Flower Festival boasts a view of canola flowers, cherry blossoms and the blue sea of the East Coast.

The festival also offers a diverse set of events and programs including a local produce market, fresh strawberry picking, and exhibition on canola flowers and bees.[2]

## See also[edit]

* List of cities in South Korea

## References[edit]

1. ^ CITY, SAMCHEOK. "SAMCHEOK CITY". eng.samcheok.go.kr.
2. ^ Herald, The Korea (2018-04-20). "[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea". Retrieved 2018-04-21.

## External links[edit]

* Samcheok city government home page

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