Yeongwol County

Yeongwol

영월
Yeongwol 영월
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	영월군
• Hanja	寧越郡
• Revised Romanization	Yeongwol-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Yŏngwŏl-gun
	Flag Emblem of Yeongwol
	Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Gwandong
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 7 myeon
Area
• Total	1,127.36 km2 (435.28 sq mi)
Population (2014.5)
• Total	40,178
• Density	44.6/km2 (116/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gangwon

Yeongwol County (Korean: 영월군; RR: Yeongwol-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.

In Korea, it is known as the place where King Danjong, the sixth king of the Joseon Dynasty, was exiled when he was forced to abdicate by his uncle, who became Sejo of Joseon. It is also where Danjong was buried after he was murdered in 1457, following the attempts by six martyred ministers to restore him to power, after he was perceived to be a continuing threat to the rule of his uncle. It is also where the Joseon Dynasty poet Kim Sat-gat was buried.^[1]

The Korean American actress Jamie Chung has maternal ancestry from Yeongwol County, and is a descendant of the Yeongwol Eom clan.^[2]

^ Lee, Jeong-bong (1 June 2011). "A hamlet rich in history and art". Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Far from Home". PBS.

[1] Lee, Jeong-bong (1 June 2011). "A hamlet rich in history and art". Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] "Far from Home". PBS.

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