Daeseong-dong

Daeseong-dong is a in close to the North Korean border. It lies within the . The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the , and 12 km from the city of , North Korea.
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  • Type: Village with 193 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Daeseongdong Jayu Maeul”, “Freedom Town”, “Taesŏng-dong”, and “대성동”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Joint Security Area and Bridge of No Return.

Military installation
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The is the only portion of the where and forces stand face-to-face. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command.

Bridge
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Located in the , the "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between and .

Building
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The is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Kijong-dong.

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between and . It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.

Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, , . It is situated in the North's half of the .

Daeseong-dong

Latitude
37.94186° or 37° 56′ 31″ north
Longitude
126.67848° or 126° 40′ 43″ east
Population
193
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
8Q98WMRH+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11253558358
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1835065
Wiki­data ID
Q487455
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Daeseong-dong” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “台城洞”
  • Chinese: “自由村”
  • Czech: “Täsong”
  • Czech: “Täsŏng”
  • Czech: “Täsŏngdong”
  • Dutch: “Daeseong-dong”
  • Esperanto: “Daeseong-dong”
  • Esperanto: “Taeseong-dong”
  • German: “Daeseong-dong”
  • Greek: “Ντέσονγκ-ντονγκ”
  • Irish: “Daeseong-dong”
  • Japanese: “台城洞”
  • Japanese: “自由の村”
  • Korean: “대성동 마을”
  • Korean: “대성동 자유 마을”
  • Korean: “자유의 마을”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Daeseong-dong”
  • Norwegian: “Daeseong-dong”
  • Russian: “Тэсон”
  • Thai: “แทซ็องดง”
  • Vietnamese: “Daeseong-dong”
  • “Daeseong-dong”
  • “Jayu-ui Maeul”
  • “Tae Sung Dong”

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