Daeseongdong Elementary School

Daeseongdong Elementary School is a school in Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi which is located on 대성동길. Daeseongdong Elementary School is situated nearby to Panmunjeon Church, as well as near the hamlet Kijong-dong.

Type: School
Description: elementary school in Paju City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Also known as: “Tae Sung Dong Elementary School”
Address: 대성동길 150, 파주시, 조산리, 경기도 10800

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joint Security Area and Bridge of No Return.

Joint Security Area

Military installation

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The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command. Joint Security Area is situated 1½ km north of Daeseongdong Elementary School.

Bridge of No Return

Bridge

Photo: Filzstift, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Located in the Joint Security Area, the "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between North Korea and South Korea. Bridge of No Return is situated 1½ km northwest of Daeseongdong Elementary School.

Peace House

Building

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The Peace House is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the Joint Security Area on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area. Peace House is situated 1¼ km north of Daeseongdong Elementary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daeseong-dong and Panmunjeom.

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.

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.

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.

Daeseongdong Elementary School

Categories: primary school and education
Location: Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.94355° or 37° 56′ 37″ north

Longitude

126.6804° or 126° 40′ 50″ east

Open location code

8Q98WMVJ+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1311954012

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

Wikidata ID

Q16094080

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Daeseongdong Elementary School” goes by many names.

Chinese: “台城洞小学”
Japanese: “台城洞初等学校”
Korean: “대성동초등학교”

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Highlights include Panmunjeon Church and Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp.

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