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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- Heritage site
- Description: Korean Neo-Confucian private academy
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punggi-eup.
Punggi-eup
Town
Punggi-eup is a town in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
7 km southwest of Sosu Seowon
Sosu Seowon
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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.
백운동 서원Korean
소수 서원Korean
영주 소수서원Korean
Sosu SeowonVietnamese
紹修書院Yue Chinese
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