Ganghwa County

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Ganghwa County is a rural island county in northwestern South Korea known for its historical sites, fortresses, and strategic location near the border with North Korea.

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Ganghwa County canonical 5

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
county
island county
borderedBy Gyeonggi Province
surface form: Gyeonggi Province (across water)

North Korea (across Han River estuary)
country South Korea
crossedBy Han River
surface form: Han River estuary
governingBody Incheon Metropolitan City Government
surface form: Incheon Metropolitan Government
hasAdministrativeCenter Ganghwa-eup
hasAttraction Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
surface form: Ganghwa Dolmen Park

Ganghwa History Museum
Ganghwa Peace Observatory
Seokmodo Island
surface form: Gyodong Island

Seokmodo Island
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasHeritageDesignation Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ganghwa Dolmen Sites, as part of "Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites")
hasHeritageSite Bomunsa Temple
Gwangseongbo Fortress
surface form: Chojijin Fortress

Gwangseongbo Fortress
surface form: Deokjinjin Fortress

Ganghwa Anglican Church
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
surface form: Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

Gwangseongbo Fortress
Jeondeungsa Temple
historicalPeriodSignificance Goryeo
surface form: Goryeo dynasty

Joseon
surface form: Joseon dynasty

Korean kingdoms
surface form: Three Kingdoms of Korea
knownFor dolmen sites
fortresses
ginseng cultivation
historical sites
rice farming
rural landscape
salt production
strategic military location
locatedIn Incheon
surface form: Incheon Metropolitan City

northwestern South Korea
locatedInBodyOfWater Yellow Sea
locatedNear border with North Korea
locatedOn Ganghwa Island
partOf Port of Incheon area
surface form: Gyeonggi Bay region

Incheon Free Economic Zone vicinity
siteOf 1871 United States expedition to Korea
surface form: Byeonginyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea, 1871)

1866 French campaign against Korea
surface form: French campaign against Korea (1866)

Treaty of Ganghwa (1876)
surface form: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 (Ganghwa Treaty) negotiations
subdivisionType county-level division
wasCapitalOf Goryeo
surface form: Goryeo dynasty (temporary, during Mongol invasions)

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Incheon hasAdministrativeDivision Ganghwa County
Ganghwa Island partOf Ganghwa County
Ganghwa Island administrativeCenterOf Ganghwa County
Incheon Gwangyeoksi hasDistrict Ganghwa County
Inchon, South Korea hasDistrict Ganghwa County
subject surface form: Incheon