Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery

Local name양화진외국인 선교사묘원
LocationSeoul, South Korea

Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery, also known as the Hapjeong-dong International Cemetery, is a cemetery overlooking the Han River in the district of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.

The cemetery was first opened in 1890, and contains at least 376 graves: around 118 of which belong to foreign missionaries and their family members. The cemetery survived the 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period and the 1950–1953 Korean War, and is remembered as a historic site for Korea's interactions with the West and Christianity.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanghwajin_Foreign_Missionary_Cemetery

Official Website http://www.yanghwajin.net/

Phone +82 02-332-9174

Coordinates 37°32'47.927" N 126°54'38.788" E

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