Sosu Seowon
Sosu Seowon is a Joseon-era seowon, now located in Sunheung-myeon, Yeongju, South Korea. It is the oldest extant seowon in Korea. It was founded by Chu Sebung, then the magistrate of Pungseong County.
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- Type: Heritage site
- Description: Korean Neo-Confucian private academy
- Also known as: “백운동 서원”, “백운동서원”, “소수 서원”, and “榮州 紹修書院”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punggi-eup.
Punggi-eup
Town
Punggi-eup is a town in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Punggi-eup is situated 7 km southwest of Sosu Seowon.
Sosu Seowon
- Categories: building, seowon, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sunheung-myeon, Yeongju, North Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.92513° or 36° 55′ 31″ north
Longitude
128.58012° or 128° 34′ 48″ east
Open location code
8Q8CWHGJ+32
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Sosu Seowon” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Sosu Seowon”
- Chinese: “紹修書院”
- French: “Sosu Seowon”
- Indonesian: “Sosu Seowon”
- Japanese: “紹修書院”
- Korean: “소수서원”
- Korean: “영주 소수서원”
- Vietnamese: “Sosu Seowon”
- Yue Chinese: “紹修書院”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: 소수서원관광안내소 and 소수박물관.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: 영정각 and 자료관.
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