Kaechon Reeducation camp No. 1

Kyo-hwa-so No. 1 Kaechon is a re-education prison in with many political prisoners. It is not to be confused with the Kaechon internment camp, which is located 20 km to the south-east and is a more severe, kwalliso, camp.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: a North Korean concentration camp
  • Also known as: “Kaechon concentration camp” and “Kaechon prison camp”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kaechon station.

Railway station
Kaech'ŏn station is a railway station in municipal city, province, , on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Kaech'ŏn Line to Sinanju, of the Choyang Colliery Line to Choyang Colliery and the Chunhyŏk Line to Chunhyŏngri. is situated 3 km west of Kaechon Reeducation camp No. 1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kunu-dong.

Quarter
is a village located in South Pyongan Province, . A key battle of the Korean War, the Battle of Kunu-ri, took place there in November 1950.

Kaechon Reeducation camp No. 1

Latitude
39.70833° or 39° 42′ 30″ north
Longitude
125.92393° or 125° 55′ 26″ east
Open location code
8QF7PW5F+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 123344488
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q15133014
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Portuguese—“Kaechon Reeducation camp No. 1” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “价川再教育營”
  • Chinese: “价川集中營”
  • Danish: “Kaechon Koncentrationslejr”
  • German: “Umerziehungslager Kae’chŏn”
  • German: “Umerziehungslager Kaech’ŏn”
  • German: “Umerziehungslager Kaechon”
  • Hungarian: “Kecshoni koncentrációs tábor”
  • Indonesian: “Kamp konsentrasi Kaechon”
  • Italian: “campo di concentramento di Kaechon”
  • Italian: “Campo di concentramento di Kaechon”
  • Japanese: “价川強制収容所”
  • Japanese: “价川第1強制収容所”
  • Korean: “개천 교화소”
  • Korean: “개천 제1호 교화소”
  • Polish: “Obóz koncentracyjny Kaech’ŏn”
  • Portuguese: “Campo de concentração de Kaechon”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kaechon concentration camp and Kae’chon 1st re-education camp.

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