Gye-dong

Place in South Korea
Gye-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul계동
 • Hanja桂洞
 • Revised RomanizationGye dong
 • McCune–ReischauerKye tong
CountrySouth Korea

Gye-dong is a dong (neighbourhood) of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 法定洞) administered under its administrative dong (행정동 行政洞), Gahoe-dong.[1][2]

Joongang Bath, Korea's oldest public bathhouse, is situated on the northern end of the main street. It also has an old hardware store and sesame oil shop from the 1970s, as well as eateries and cafes in the same style.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "계동 (Gye-dong 桂洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "The origin of Gye-dong's name" (in Korean). Jongno-gu official site. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  3. ^ Yoo Sun-young; Hannah Kim (2 March 2011). "Bukchon streets lure folks with rustic charm and retro cool". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  • "종로구 (Jongno-gu 鍾路區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.[permanent dead link]
  • "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  • "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.

External links

  • Jongno-gu Official site in English
  • (in Korean) Status quo of Jongno-gu by administrative dong
  • (in Korean) Gahoe-dong Resident office
  • (in Korean) The origin of Gye-dong's name[permanent dead link]
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Administrative divisions (dong) of Jongno District
Legal neighborhoods
See also
Website: jongno.go.kr


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