Tongilchon Village Museum
Tongilchon Village Museum is a museum in Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi. Tongilchon Village Museum is situated nearby to the town hall Jangdan-myeon Community Service Center, as well as near the school building Gunnae Elementary School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorasan and Unification Bridge.
Dorasan
Railway station
Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dorasan station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui–Jungang Line, which formerly connected North Korean and South Korean rail systems and has since been restored. Dorasan is situated 2 km southwest of Tongilchon Village Museum.
Unification Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Rbtjd0201, Public domain.
Unification Bridge is situated 1¼ km east of Tongilchon Village Museum.
Dorasan Observatory
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: 책읽는달팽, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of Dorasan in Paju, the observatory provides scenic views across the Demilitarized Zone. Dorasan Observatory is situated 2½ km west of Tongilchon Village Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daeseong-dong and Munsan-eup.
Daeseong-dong
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 6 km northwest of Tongilchon Village Museum.
Munsan-eup
Village
Photo: Archeos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Munsan is a town of Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies on the south bank of the Imjin River, close to the edge of the Demilitarized Zone and near Panmunjom and the Joint Security Area. Munsan-eup is situated 7 km southeast of Tongilchon Village Museum.
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.
Tongilchon Village Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.90618° or 37° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
126.73103° or 126° 43′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8Q98WP4J+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4424476142OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Korean—“Tongilchon Village Museum” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “統一村博物館”
- Korean: “통일촌마을박물관”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jangdan-myeon Community Service Center and Gunnae Elementary School.
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