Sindang-dong

{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Seoul, South Korea}}

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| name = Sindang-dong

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| translit_lang1_info = 신당동

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| translit_lang1_info1 = 新堂洞

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| image_skyline = Jung Sindang-dong Community Service Center.jpg

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| image_caption = Sindang-dong Resident Office

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Korea

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| seat_type = Capital

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| area_total_km2 = 0.55

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| population_total = 7712

| population_as_of = 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.junggu.seoul.kr/web/w03/w03040300.php?mode=view&seq=1378109753 |script-title=ko:월별인구통계 | 중구통계 |access-date=2013-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928162938/http://www.junggu.seoul.kr/web/w03/w03040300.php?mode=view&seq=1378109753 |archive-date=2013-09-28 }}

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Sindang-dong ({{Korean|hangul=신당동}}) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno= |script-title=ko:신당동 (Sindang-dong 新堂洞) |access-date=2008-05-09 |language=Korean |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060222015452/http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno= |archive-date=2006-02-22 }}

Name origin

The name "Sin-dang-dong" came from an ancient village with a shrine for worshipping gods, which was connected to the place of worship. "Heung-in-dong," situated west of Dasan Road, got its name from "Heung-in Ji-mun" in Dongdaemun. As for "Mu-hak-dong," found southwest of the Sin-dang-dong intersection, it derived its name from Mt. Mu-hak-bong (92m) south of the Korea Road Traffic Authority, with a legend that a crane descended and danced on the mountain.

Attractions

File:Sindang-dong Tteokbokki town in 2020.jpg

The neighbourhood is near Sindang Station and is approximately two blocks from exit 8. It is a popular shopping area with a variety of food markets, and eateries that specialise in Korean snacks such as Ddeokbokki.[http://www.visitseoul.net/en/article/article.do?_method=view&m=0004003002010&p=03&art_id=667&lang=en "Visit Seoul: Chungmu Art Hall"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108083901/http://www.visitseoul.net/en/article/article.do?_method=view&art_id=667&lang=en&m=0004003002010&p=03 |date=2012-11-08 }} Seoul Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2012-04-03 It is known to Koreans for its Ddeokbokki Town.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}

A former home of South Korean president Park Chung Hee is located in the neighborhood and is open to public visitation.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Park Chung-hee's House in Sindang-dong, Seoul |url=https://english.cha.go.kr/chaen/search/selectGeneralSearchDetail.do;jsessionid=LsE9WiPjtJY5YsjIxmHepEDE0PzQhYtZlnnMTGkjGs3kat7SJCoRk8mc99mosvxE.cha-was01_servlet_engine4?mn=EN_02_02&sCcebKdcd=79&ccebAsno=04120000&sCcebCtcd=11&pageIndex=489®ion=&canAsset=&ccebPcd1=&searchWrd=&startNum=&endNum=&stCcebAsdt=&enCcebAsdt=&canceled=&ccebKdcd=&ccebCtcd= |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Cultural Heritage Administration |language=en}}

Transportation

See also

References

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  • {{cite web|url=http://www2.guro.go.kr/site/gu/page.jsp?code=guf040100010 |title=Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong |publisher=Guro District Official website|language=Korean }}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.mapo.go.kr/Design/html_cms/e_ward/03_office_dong_law.jsp |title=Mapo Information |work=The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) |publisher=Mapo District Official website|language=Korean }}