Chilgok County

Chilgok

칠곡군
Chilgok 칠곡군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	칠곡군
• Hanja	漆谷郡
• Revised Romanization	Chilgok-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Ch'ilgok-kun
	Flag Emblem of Chilgok
	Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	3 eup, 5 myeon
Area
• Total	451 km2 (174 sq mi)
Population
• Total	107,158
• Density	237.6/km2 (615/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

Chilgok County (Chilgok-gun) is located at south-west part of North Gyeongsang Province. It is close by Gunwi County on the east while adjoins with Gimchon-si, Seongju County on the west. It is also a transportation hub where the Nakdong river flows through and an Urban-Farming complex that adjoins with Gumi City and Daegu Metropolitan city.

It is home to the famous Cheonsaengsanseong Fortress, a battle field where general Gwak Jae-woo fought during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, as well as the Gasansanseong Fortress, which was built to prevent a Japanese invasion after the second Manchu invasions in 1636. It is also a battle field of the Nakdong River and Dabudong battles during the Korean war.

History

Silla Period

It was Palgeorihyeon or Bukchijangnihyeon, Illihyeon and King Gyeongdeok of Silla (the 35th ruler who reigned from 742 to 765 over the kingdom of Silla) revised it to Pal-ri of which become affiliated to Suchang-guen.

Goryeo Period

It was revised to Palgeo in the early part of Goryeo period and during King Hyeonjong of Goryeo (the 8th ruler who reigned from 1010-1031), it become affiliation of Gyonsanbu which is the present lord of the castle.

Joseon Period

In 1640 when King Injo of Joseon (the 16th ruler who reigned from 1623-1649) reign for 18th year, it was called Chilgok by installing regional military command and Gasansanseong Fortress. In 1895 King Gojong's (the 26th ruler who reigned from 1863-1907) 32nd year of reign, Chilgok was re-entitled to Chilgok-guen which led to become a part of Daegu. In accordance with rearrangement of Buguen-myeon in 1914, it incorporated with 9 myeon of Indong-guen , Yakmok-myeon which used to be Daemok or ChilchonㆍGonsanhyeon during Silla dynasty and transferred the location of the county to Waegwan.

Geography and climate

Its geographical coordinate is 128°18'-128°38'to the east longitude and the north latitude 35°52' - 36°38' with average temperature of 14.8 °C and 948mm amount of rainfall.

Administrative divisions

Chilgok County is divided into 3 eup and 5 myeon.

Name	Hangeul	Hanja
Waegwan-eup	왜관읍	倭館邑
Buksam-eup	북삼읍	北三邑
Seokjeok-eup	석적읍	石積邑
Jicheon-myeon	지천면	枝川面
Dongmyeong-myeon	동명면	東明面
Gasan-myeon	가산면	架山面
Yakmok-myeon	약목면	若木面
Gisan-myeon	기산면	岐山面

Tourism

Gasansanseong Fortress

Gasansanseong Camping Site

Dabudong War Memorial Museum

Songjeong Recreational Forest

Chilgokbo Auto-camping Site

Chilgok Patriots & Peace Memorial

Chilgok Patriots & Peace Memorial is a memorial museum dedicated to the soldiers who seized victory by holding up a fierce battle at Nakdong River's line of defense for 55 days in Chilgok during the Korean War. The museum consists of a spacious four-story high building with two basement floors and an outdoor exhibition with a variety of artifacts. The museum also has battle miniatures and experience facilities to help foster patriotism and appreciation for the soldiers who gave their lives to protect the country.^[1] 3.