Daeseong-dong, Kaesong

Name: Daeseong-dong
Address: Kaesong, North Korea

#15 among attractions in Kaesong

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Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometers south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km from the city of Kaesong, North Korea. As of 2018, the village has 193 inhabitants. ()

Local name: 자유의 마을 Coordinates: 37°56'30"N, 126°40'48"E

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Daeseong-dong – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bridge of No Return, North Korea Peace Museum, Panmunjeom, Panmunjom.

1.1 miNW
Bridge
Bridge of No Return, Kaesong
29 min walk • Located in the Joint Security Area, the so-called "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between North Korea and South Korea. It was used for prisoner exchanges at the end of the Korean Armistice in 1953.
1.6 miNW
Museum, Military museum
North Korea Peace Museum, Kaesong
41 min walk • The North Korea Peace Museum is in the building constructed to house the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953. It is located in the former village of Panmunjeom in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.
4.2 miW
Village, Area
Panmunjeom, Kaesong
107 min walk • Panmunjom, also known as Panmunjeom, now located in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea or Kaesong, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, was a village just north of the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed.
1.1 miN
37°57'26"N • 126°40'37"E
Panmunjom
28 min walk • Military base, Neighbourhood
1.6 miNW
Museum
Armistice Signing Museum
41 min walk • The Korean Armistice Agreement is an armistice that brought about a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War. It was signed by United States Army Lieutenant General William Harrison Jr. representing the United Nations Command, North Korean General Nam Il representing...

Daeseong-dong, Kaesong

Facts and practical information

Daeseong-dong – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Bridge of No Return, Kaesong

North Korea Peace Museum, Kaesong

Panmunjeom, Kaesong

Panmunjom

Armistice Signing Museum