Jeong-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul정동
 • Hanja貞洞
 • Revised RomanizationJeong dong
 • McCune–ReischauerChŏng tong
CountrySouth Korea

Jeong-dong is a legal dong, or neighbourhood of the Jung-gu district in Seoul, South Korea and governed by its administrative dong, Sogong-dong.[1]

It is an historical area with Deoksu Palace from the Joseon Dynasty and some of Korea's first modern schools and churches. It also home to contemporary museums, galleries and theaters along tree-lined streets and cobblestone alleyways.[2]

Festival

Attractions

Education

Schools located in Jeong-dong:

See also

References

  1. ^ "정동 (Jeong-dong 貞洞)" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2005-01-18. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  2. ^ Cho Jae-eun; Chang Hae-won; Junghee Lee (6 July 2011). "Past and present share space in Jeong-dong". Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 27 January 2013.((cite news)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "정동야행". 정동야행. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. ^ Herald, The Korea (2018-05-10). "[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea". Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  5. ^ Michael Gibb; Susan Yoon (4 February 2008). "Seoul's historic foreign quarter". Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.((cite news)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Chungdong First Methodist Church (서울 정동교회) : VISITKOREA". Chungdong First Methodist Church (서울 정동교회). Retrieved 2023-12-17.

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Administrative divisions (dong) of Jung District
Seoul
Authority control databases: National
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