Pijŏn-dong
Pijŏn-dong is a locality in Kaesong, Hwanghae. Pijŏn-dong is situated nearby to the locality Ridam-dong, as well as near Taesaam-dong.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sonha station and Bongdong.
Sonha station
Railway station
Photo: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sonha station is a railway station located in Kaesŏng-t'ŭkkŭpsi, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang…
Bongdong
Railway station
Pongdong station is a railway station located in Pongsan County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang… Bongdong is situated 4 km east of Pijŏn-dong.
Sungyang Seowon
Archaeological site
Photo: Photlas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sungyang Hall is a fourteenth-century Confucian academy located on the side of Mt. Janam in Kaesong, North Korea. The hall was constructed in the late fourteenth century for the home of the famously loyal statesman and Confucian scholar Chŏng Mong-ju, whose 1392 assassination by the agents of the later Taejo of Joseon marked the end of the Koryo dynasty. Sungyang Seowon is situated 3½ km northwest of Pijŏn-dong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kijong-dong and Panmunjeom.
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. Kijong-dong is situated 7 km east of Pijŏn-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.
Daeseong-dong
Village
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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. Daeseong-dong is situated 9 km east of Pijŏn-dong.
Pijŏn-dong
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Bijeondong” and “Pijon-dong”
- Location: Kaesong, Hwanghae, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.94671° or 37° 56′ 48″ northLongitude
126.57966° or 126° 34′ 47″ eastElevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
8Q98WHWH+MVGeoNames ID
1872623
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Pijŏn-dong” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “碑篆洞”
- Chinese: “秘殿洞”
- Korean: “비전동”
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Localities in the Area
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