Gimcheon - city

Gimcheon (dead link: January 2023), or Kimcheon (김천시), is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Understand

History

• Three Kingdoms Era Shilla conquered Gammun-guk (Gamno-guk) and established Gaammun-gun, promoted to Gammunju
• Unified Silla Renamed Gammunju to Gammun-gun, Gammun-gun as Gaeryeong-gun, and reorganized Gimsan-hyeon, Jirye-hyeon, and Eomo-hyeon to Gaeryeong-gun
• Goryeo Dynasty Changed Gaeryeong-gun to Gaeryeong-hyeon, Gimsan and Jirye-hyeon to Gyeongsan-bu, Emo-hyeon as Sangjumok
• Joseon Dynasty Gimsan and Eomo-hyeon integrated to Gimsan-gun, Jirye-hyeon to Jirye-gun and Gaeryeong-hyeon to Gaeryeong-gun
• 1995 Gimcheon-si and Geumneung-gun integrated into Gimcheon-si (15 myeons, 13 dongs)

Get in

By train

Gimcheon is served by Gimcheon–Gumi Station 📍 (김천 구미 역) for high speed KTX services, and the more centrally located Gimcheon Station 📍 (김천역) for all other trains.

Get around

See

• Jikjisa Temple (직지사), 36.116111°, 128.003889°. Constructed in the year 418 at the foot of Mount Hwangaksan, Jikjisa temple claims to be the oldest in Korea. Temple stays are offered. Adults: ₩2,500 Youth: ₩1,500 Children: ₩1,000 2015-09-04
• Gimcheon Museum of Art. 2020-09-23
• Gimcheon Gymnasium. 2020-09-23
• Gimcheon Culture & Art Center. 2020-09-23
• Buhang Dam Suspension Bridge. 2020-09-23
• Buhang Dam Water Culture Center. 2020-09-23
• Binnae Nongak Training Center. 2020-09-23
• Sudo Valley. 2020-09-23
• Sudosan Recreational Forest. 2020-09-23
• The Past Skill Village. 2020-09-23
• Ehwamanlee Green Farm Village. 2020-09-23
• Jikjisa Temple. 2020-09-23

Do

• Jeungsan Sudo Valley Camping Resort. 2020-09-23

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Connect

Go next

• Gumi, the manufacturing center for LG is close by
• Daegu is to the south

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