Back محافظة ويسونغ Arabic Uiseong-gun CEB Uiseong German Uiseong-gun Spanish شهرستان اویسئونگ Persian District de Uiseong French Uiseong (Lunkreis) FRR Contea di Uiseong Italian 義城郡 Japanese 의성군 Korean
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Uiseong
의성군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 의성군 |
| • Hanja | 義城郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Uiseong-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ŭisŏng-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Uiseong | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 17 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,175.89 km2 (454.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 71,216 |
| • Density | 60.6/km2 (157/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
Uiseong County (Uiseong-gun) is a county in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. Located near the center of the province, it is bounded by Andong on the north, Cheongsong on the east, Gunwi County on the south, and Sangju and Yecheon on the west. As in most parts of Korea, most of the land is vacant and forested; only about 19% of the county's area is farmland. The county is largely rural, with an economy dominated by agriculture; the only urbanized area is the county seat, Uiseong-eup.
South Korean national treasure 77, a five-storied stone pagoda, lies in Geumseong-myeon. Also in Geumseong-myeon are a set of more than 300 dinosaur tracks from the early Cretaceous period.[1]
Uiseong is home to Gounsa, one of the 24 head temples of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. This temple is located in Danchon-myeon.
Famous people from Uiseong include Yu Seong-ryong, prime minister and one of the best loyal contributors during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98), and the "Garlic Girls", women's curling silver medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Uiseong Dinosaur Tracks - North Gyeongsang Province - South Korea".
- ^ "Sweden Wins Gold, South Korea's 'Garlic Girls' Win Silver Medal In Curling". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ "Winter Olympics: Nine unlikely stars of Pyeongchang 2018". BBC Sport. 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ Wee, Sui-Lee; Young, Jin Yu (2022-02-09). "How the 'Garlic Girls' Overcame Abuse to Return to the Olympics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-09.