Siheung County
, alternatively
Shih?ng County
was a
county (
gun
)
in
Gyeonggi Province
,
South Korea
. This county was abolished in 1989 as its one town(邑) of Sorae and two townships(綿) of Gunja and Suam became
Siheung
City at the same time. Today's Siheung City area did not belong to Siheung County before 1914. The area rather was part of old
Incheon
or
Ansan
.
Original Siheung, prior to 1914
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Today's eastern part of
Guro-gu
, most part of
Yeongdeungpo-gu
(excepting Yeouido and Yanghwa-dong), most part of
Gwanak-gu
,
Geumcheon-gu
, part of
Dongjak-gu
in
Seoul
,
Gwangmyeong
City, and some part(Seoksu-dong and Bakdal-dong) of
Anyang
City in
Gyeonggi
belonged to the "original" Siheung Country, before the rearrangement of administrative districts by the Japanese colonial government in 1914. The county office was in
Siheung-dong
,
Geumcheon-gu
, Seoul.
In
Goguryeo
era, this area was called "Ingbeollo(잉벌노)"(or Neumnae, 늠內), in
Unified Silla Dynasty
era Gogyang-hyeon (穀壤縣), and in
Goryeo
era its name changed to "Geumju(今週, 衿州)." In 1413, it was rebranded as Geumcheon(衿川, 衿川) Prefecture and its name changed again "Siheung" in 1785.
[1]
The prefecture became a county as the rearrangement of administrative districts in 1895 was implemented.
[2]
Most part of
Anyang
,
Gunpo
,
Gwacheon
in Gyeonggi, and part of
Dongjak-gu
, most of
Seocho-gu
, Namhyeon-dong of
Gwanak-gu
in Seoul consisted of
Gwacheon
County; southern part of today's southern part of
Siheung
City and most of
Ansan
City belonged to
Ansan
County. Northern part of
Siheung
City belonged to
Incheon
Metropolitan Prefecture (i.e. Incheon Dohobu, 仁川都護府).
[3]
In 1914, the two counties of Gwacheon and Ansan were annexed into Siheung County as part of rearrangement policy of administrative districts.
Administrative districts under original Siheung County
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- South Township (南面) - western
Gwangmyeong
- West Township (書面) - eastern Gwangmyeong
- Upper-North Township (상북면) - the west part of
Yeongdeungpo-gu
and the eastern part of
Guro-gu
- Lower-North Township (하북면) - the east part of Yeongdeungpo-gu (including
"central" Yeongdeungpo
, but excepting
Yeouido
) and Sindaebang-dong, Daebang-dong in
Dongjak-gu
- East Township (동면) - Gasan-dong and Doksan-dong in
Geumcheon-gu
, most part of
Gwanak-gu
(except for today's Namhyeon-dong) and Sangdo-dong in Dongjak-gu
- County Centre Township (군내면) - Siheung-dong in
Geumcheon-gu
(the county centre ) and Seoksu-dong, Bakdal-dong in
Anyang
After 1914 and the end in 1989
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In 1914,
Ansan
County and
Gwacheon
County were annexed to Siheung County
as a result of the reorganisation scheme of districts by the Japanese colonial government in Korea.
Throughout modern Korean history, many parts of Siheung County were separated or annexed into several administrative districts. In 1936, the township of Yeongdeungpo and some part of North township (now most part of
Dongjak-gu
) were annexed to
Gyeongseongbu
, or colonial
Seoul
.
[4]
In 1949, the villages(里) of Guro and Sindorim were annexed to Seoul.
[5]
In 1963, Seoul absorbed several Siheung County townships of East (now
Geumcheon-gu
,
Gwanak-gu
, and
Dongjak-gu
) and Sindong (now
Seocho-gu
),
[6]
while Hwaseong County's township of
Uiwang
was absorbed by Siheung
[7]
and the county office in Yeongdeungpo moved to Anyang township. In 1973, the township of
Anyang
separated as
Anyang
City and
Sorae township of
Bucheon
County, now northern part of Siheung City, was ceded to Siheung County
.
[8]
In 1981, the township of Soha and the county branch of Gwangmyeong, instead of being annexed to Seoul, became
Gwangmyeong
City.
[9]
[10]
In 1986, the county branch of
Gwacheon
(formerly Gwacheon township) became
Gwacheon
City, while some part of Gunja and Suam townships were annexed into a new-born city,
Ansan
.
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In 1989, Siheung County was abolished and its townships became
Siheung
,
Gunpo
, and
Uiwang
City respectively.
[12]
Tourism
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- Siheung Lotus Theme Park (Gwangok-ji)
- In the ninth year of King
Sejong
's reign, Kang hui-maeng (1463) brings a
lotus flower
while he is on his way to the
Ming Dynasty.
Upon arriving in Joseon, Kang HuI-maeng planted seeds in a pond in Siheung, Gyeonggi-do. The small pond of Gwangok-ji is filled with lotus flowers.
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References
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(mainly in Korean)
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최완기 [1997年 3月 10日]. 《漢陽: 그곳에서 살고 싶다?》, 初版, 서울: (週)교학사, 408쪽
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金川區廳.
"平生學習>敎育·文化>"
.
www.geumcheon.go.kr
.
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"시흥시 사이버歷史觀"
.
history.siheung.go.kr
.
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朝鮮總督府令 第8號 (1936年 2月 14日)
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大統領令 第159號 時·道義管轄區域및區·군의名稱·位置·管轄區域變更의건 (1949年 8月 13日)
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法律 第1172號 서울特別市·道·郡·구의管轄區域變更에관한법률 (1962年 11月 21日)
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法律 第1175號 時·군관할구역변경및면의폐치에관한법률 (1962年 11月 21日)
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法律 第2597號 市設置와군의폐치분합에관한법률 (1973年 3月 12日)
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"디지털광明文化大田에 오신 것을 歡迎합니다"
.
gwangmyeong.grandculture.net
.
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法律 第3425號 광명시등시설치와군관할구역변경에관한법률 (1981年 4月 13日)
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法律 第3798號 구리시等11개시설치와군관할구역의조정및금성시명칭변경에관한법률 (1985年 12月 28日)
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法律 第4050號 오산시等12개시및태안군설치와군의명칭변경에관한법률 (1988年 12月 31日)
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"始興 蓮꽃테마파크(官穀地)와 仁川 소래濕地生態公園"
.
korean.visitkorea.or.kr
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
2018-06-06
.