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Seokchon-dong

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Seokchon-dong is a neighbourhood, dong of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[1] The current dong name literally means "stone village" in hanja named for the old name, dolmari (돌마리),because the region is to said to have lots of stone.[2]

There is Seokchon lake around here.

The Samjeondo Monument is located in this neighbourhood.

See also

References

  1. ^ "석촌동 (Seokchon-dong 石村洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  2. ^ "The origin of the name and timetable of Seokchon-dong (동명 유래/연혁)" (in Korean). The resident center of Seokchon-dong. Retrieved 2008-04-15.