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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 193 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Daeseongdong Jayu Maeul”, “Freedom Town”, and “Taesŏng-dong”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Joint Security Area and Bridge of No Return.
Joint Security Area
Military installation
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The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone where North and South Korean 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 of No Return
Bridge
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Located in the Joint Security Area, the so-called "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between North Korea and South Korea.
Peace House
Building
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The Peace House is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the Joint Security Area on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Kijong-dong.
Panmunjeom
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea. It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.
Kijong-dong
Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Daeseong-dong
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.94186° or 37° 56′ 31″ northLongitude
126.67848° or 126° 40′ 43″ eastPopulation
193Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8Q98WMRH+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 11253558358OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1835065Wikidata ID
Q487455
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Daeseong-dong” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “台城洞”
- Chinese: “大成洞”
- 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: “大成洞”
- Japanese: “自由の村”
- Korean: “대성동 마을”
- Korean: “대성동 자유 마을”
- Korean: “자유의 마을”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Daeseong-dong”
- Norwegian: “Daeseong-dong”
- Vietnamese: “Daeseong-dong”
- “Daeseong-dong”
- “Jayu-ui Maeul”
- “Tae Sung Dong”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Panmunjeon Church and Daeseongdong Elementary School.
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