Wongi-ri
Wongi-ri is a village in Gui-myeon, Wanju-gun, North Jeolla. Wongi-ri is situated nearby to the village Andeok-ri, as well as near Geumsalli.Places of Interest
Highlights include SSPX Gimje Mass Center and Geumsansa.
SSPX Gimje Mass Center
Church
The Society of Saint Pius X is a traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Lefebvre was a leading traditionalist at the Second Vatican Council with the Coetus Internationalis Patrum and Superior General of the Holy Ghost Fathers until 1968. SSPX Gimje Mass Center is situated 3½ km southwest of Wongi-ri.
Geumsansa
Buddhist temple
Photo: Steve46814, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geumsansa is a temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism standing on the slopes of Moaksan in Gimje City, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. Geumsansa is situated 3 km northwest of Wongi-ri.
Wongi-ri
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Won’gi-ri” and “Wŏn’gi-ri”
- Category: locality
- Location: Gui-myeon, Wanju-gun, North Jeolla, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.70898° or 35° 42′ 32″ northLongitude
127.07963° or 127° 4′ 47″ eastElevation
295 metres (968 feet)Open location code
8Q79P35H+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 414979129OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6876949
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Korean—“Wongi-ri” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ουόνγκι-ρι”
- Korean: “Wongi-ri”
- Korean: “원기리”
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