Jincheon County

Jincheon

진천군
Jincheon 진천군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	진천군
• Hanja	鎭川郡
• Revised Romanization	Jincheon-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Chinch'ŏn-gun
	Flag Emblem of Jincheon
	Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 5 myeon
Government
• Mayor	Song Ki-sub(송기영)
Area
• Total	407.38 km2 (157.29 sq mi)
Population
• Total	86,742
• Density	150.1/km2 (389/sq mi)
• Dialect	Chungcheong

Jincheon County (Korean: 진천군; RR: Jincheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province (North Chungcheong) Province, South Korea.

Location

Jincheon belongs to the middle of North Chungcheong Province. It borders several cities of its province but also meets Gyeonggi Province. The southwestern part of this area is mountainous.^{[citation needed]}

Industry

Farming has moved^[when?] from the second most successful industry to the major contribution of this region.^{[citation needed]} Hyundai Autonet moved its former factories into Jincheon and got to operate from February 2008.^[3]

CJ^{[clarification needed]} also revealed its plan to construct a processing complex.^{[citation needed]}

Jincheon is home to many food-related companies. Representative examples include CJ CheilJedang, BGF Food, Dongseo Food, Birak, Cheongho Nais, and Crown Confectionery.

In addition to food companies in Jincheon, famous manufacturing companies include Hyundai Mobis, Hanwha Q CELLS Korea, PI Advanced Materials, Dongwon Systems, Daewon Pharmaceutical, Lotte Packaging Solutions, and Celltrion.^[4]

In a Korean village, A Squid Game doll also had been spotted.

Festival

Jincheon holds a World Taekwondo Hwarang festival every year.^{[citation needed]} The festival is an opportunity for all enthusiasts of Taekwondo to come together.

The festival has more meaning as experience, since it not only provides a splendid tour opportunity in Korea, but participants also experience the spirit of Korean martial arts.

Tourist attractions

Jincheon Bell Museum

The Jincheon Bell Museum was opened in September 2005 to inform people of the Korean bells and their artistic value that received recognition from the world through various activities including planning exhibitions and education as well as studying, collecting, exhibiting, and preserving them.^[5]

Nonggyo Bridge in Jincheon

This stone bridge (石橋) called 'Nonggyo Bridge' as the bridge on Saegeumcheon in front of Gulti Village, Gugok-ri, Munbaek-myeon.^{[citation needed]} According to the record of 『Sangsanji(常山誌)』(1932), General Lim built it in the early Goryeo Dynasty.^[6]

Twin towns – sister cities

Jincheon is twinned with:

References

^ "Jincheon County mayor". Jincheon County. 2024.
^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
^ 현대오토넷, 이천공장 진천으로 이전. Moneytoday.co.kr. South Korea: MoneyToday. 23 January 2008.
^ "진천군 대기업, 중견기업 리스트". informative.kr. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
^ "The Bell museum opened in Jincheon". Kyunghyang Shinmun. South Korea.
^ '농다리'의 미스터리를 풀어보는 재미. Naver News. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
^ "Vallejo Sister City". Vallejo Sister City Association. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-11.

External links

Jincheon County government English-language home page

36°51′24″N 127°26′36″E / 36.8566666767°N 127.443333343°E / 36.8566666767; 127.443333343

[1] "Jincheon County mayor". Jincheon County. 2024.

[2] "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.

[3] 현대오토넷, 이천공장 진천으로 이전. Moneytoday.co.kr. South Korea: MoneyToday. 23 January 2008.

[4] "진천군 대기업, 중견기업 리스트". informative.kr. Retrieved 2025-01-07.

[5] "The Bell museum opened in Jincheon". Kyunghyang Shinmun. South Korea.

[6] '농다리'의 미스터리를 풀어보는 재미. Naver News. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

[Vallejo_sisters-7] "Vallejo Sister City". Vallejo Sister City Association. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-11.

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