Daeseong-dong
Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km from the city of Kaesong, North Korea.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Village with about 190 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (80 feet)
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as“Daeseongdong Jayu Maeul”“Freedom Town”“Taesŏng-dong”“대성동”
Places of Interest
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Joint Security Area
The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the…
Bridge of No Return
The "Bridge of No Return" is located in the Joint Security Area.
Peace House
The Peace House is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Kijong-dong.
Panmunjeom
Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea.
Daeseong-dong
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Latitude
37.94186° or 37° 56′ 31″ north
Longitude
126.67848° or 126° 40′ 43″ east
Open location code
8Q98WMRH+P9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Daeseong-dong” goes by many names.
台城洞Chinese
自由村Chinese
TäsŏngCzech
TäsŏngdongCzech
Daeseong-dongDutch
Daeseong-dongEsperanto
Taeseong-dongEsperanto
Ντέσονγκ-ντονγκGreek
Daeseong-dongIrish
台城洞Japanese
自由の村Japanese
대성동 마을Korean
대성동 자유 마을Korean
자유의 마을Korean
Daeseong-dongNorwegian
Daeseong-dongNorwegian Bokmål
ТэсонRussian
แทซ็องดงThai
Daeseong-dongVietnamese
Jayu-ui Maeul
Tae Sung Dong
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