Yeonbaek County (Yeonbaek-gun) or Yonbaek County (Yonbaek-gun) was a county in Hwanghae Province, Korea. It was established in 1914 by uniting Yonan County and Paechon County. It was divided during the Division of Korea. The part of Yeonbaek county under South Korean authorities were administered under Gyeonggi Province.[1] During the Korean War, North Korea took all of Yeonbaek County, and after briefly establishing the regions formerly under South Korean control as South Yeonbaek county (남연백군),[1] North Korea disestablished Yeonbaek County and reestablished former Yonan County and Paechon County in 1952.[2]
| Yeonbaek County | |
| Hangul | 연백군 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeonbaek-gun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnbaek-kun |
Administrative division
editThe county had 1 Eup, 19 Myeons and 175 Ris.[2]
Yonan Eup
editThe region was famous for its wine.[2]
Gwaegungmyeon
editThe region was famous for its silk.[2]
Geumsanmyeon
editThe region was famous for its beans and pots.[2]
Dochonmyeon
editThe region had an old fortress.[2]
Mokdanmyeon
editThe region harvested weed, ginseng and tobacco.[2]
Bongbukmyeon
editThe region had a gold mine.[2]
Bongseomyeon
editThe region was where the cranes live.[2]
Seoksanmyeon
editThe region had a lot of fields and was famous for its rice.[2]
Songbongmyeon
editTemple called ungyesa existed here.[2]
Onjeongmyeon
editGinseng and cotton were its specialties.[2]
Yongdomyeon
editThe region had tons of fertile fields.[2]
Unsanmyeon
editA rock that is said to be where Gongmin of Goryeo was born existed here.[2]
Yugokmyeon
editThe region had some cattle.[2]
Unchonmyeon
editThe region was famous for god quality crops such as beans.[2] Also, it had a onsen.[2]
Haeryongmyeon
editThe region was known for its scenery.[2]
Haesongmyeon
editThe region was known for its fishing event in April.[2]
Haewolmyeon
editThe region was one of the top 4 regions that produced gold out of all the regions in Korea.[2]
Honammyeon
editThe region had some dolmen ruins.[2]
Hodongmyeon
editAncient pottery was discovered here.[2]
Hwaseongmyeon
editThere was a temple that is said to be founded by Gongmin of Goryeo, which later disappeared.[2]
Education
editIn 1929, due to the 1 myeon 1 school policy, every up and myon had its own elementary schools.[2] In 1934, the yonan agricultural school was established.[2] As of 1938, the county had 64 Seodangs.[2]
Religion
editAs of 1939,there were 50 Buddhist temples, 19 Roman Catholic cathedrals and 19 Protestant churches.[2]
Population census
editIn 1942, there were 35,953 families and 199,942 people living in the county which was the most populous county in the province.[2]
References
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