Yongjusa
Yongjusa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It is located in on the slopes of Hwasan in Taean-eup, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
- Also known as: “Yongju-sa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suwon Air Base and Byeongjeom station.
Suwon Air Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Suwon Air Base is a Republic of Korea Air Force base near Suwon city. Suwon Air Base is situated 2½ km north of Yongjusa.
Byeongjeom station
Metro station
Photo: YuggyStation, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Byeongjeom station is a station on Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is the only train station serving the city of Hwaseong. It is the southern terminal station for approximately half of the subway trains on this line who then carry on to the nearby depot, one of the five depots on Line 1, with the remainder continuing to Cheonan or Sinchang Station. Byeongjeom station is situated 2½ km east of Yongjusa.
Toksansŏng
Castle
Photo: Korearoadtour, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Toksansŏng or Doksan Fortress is an early modern Korean hill fort located in Osan, South Korea. It is notable for the Siege of Toksan in 1593, during which the Japanese attacking forces failed to defeat general Gwon Yul in the Imjin War. Toksansŏng is situated 3½ km southeast of Yongjusa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bongdam-eup and Suwon.
Bongdam-eup
Town
Photo: Jpbarrass, Public domain.
Bongdam is a town in the city of Hwaseong in South Korea. Covering over 4000 hectares, the town is the focus of a planned community, primarily as a commuter town for the bordering city of Suwon. Bongdam-eup is situated 6 km west of Yongjusa.
Suwon
Suwon is a city in the southern central part of Gyeonggi-do. As the provincial capital, it is the political, economic and administration center of Gyeonggi-do.
Seo-dong
Quarter
Seo is a dong, or precinct, in Geumjeong-gu, Busan, South Korea. Seo-dong is situated 8 km southeast of Yongjusa.
Yongjusa
- Categories: Korean Buddhist temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.2115° or 37° 12′ 41″ northLongitude
127.00527° or 127° 0′ 19″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8Q996264+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 55055832OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Polish—“Yongjusa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “龍珠寺”
- Chinese: “龙珠寺”
- Japanese: “ヨンジュサ”
- Japanese: “龍珠寺”
- Korean: “Yongjusa”
- Korean: “괄양사”
- Korean: “룡주사”
- Korean: “용주사”
- Polish: “Yongju sa”
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