Geumsan County

Infobox Korean settlement
hangul=금산군
hanja=錦山郡
rr=Geumsan-gun
mr=Kŭmsan-gun
area_km2=575.98
pop=60740|popnote= [ [http://www.geumsan.go.kr/sub_01/sub_01_01_03_02.jsp Åë°è·Îº¸´Â¿ì¸®±Ý»ê-Àα¸ ] ]
popyear=2003
popden_km2=105.4
divs=1 "eup", 9 "myeon"

Geumsan County ("Geumsan-gun") is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

History

Administrative district name, Geumsan-gun, have nowadays was originate from the union of old Geumsan-gun and Jinsan-gun on March 1, 1914. The old Geumsan-gun was in Baekje Age called Jinnae-gun or "Jinnaeeul-gun", and after Silla unified Three Kingdoms of Korea, its name was changed to "Jinye-gun" during the reign of King Gyeongdeok. In 1305 (Goryeo King Chungnyeol 31st year) it was promoted to Geumju-gun, including 5 hyeons, "Buri-hyeon", "Cheonggeo-hyeon", "Mupung-hyeon", "Jindong-hyeon", with Geumju governor to govern it. (Goryeosa 57th volume) In 1413 (Joseon Dynasty Taejong 13th year), (Geumju-gun) had its name changed to Geumsan-gun until the end of Joseon Age.

The old Jinsan-gun was in Baekjae Age called Jindong-hyeon. When Silla unified 3 nations, it became a subject hyeon of Hwangsan-gun.

It was changed to Okgyeo-bu in early Goryeo Age, and then became a part of Geumju-gun in 1305(Goryeo King Chungnyeol 31st year).

In 1390 it had become a subject hyeon of Gosan-hyeon. During the Joseon dynasty, in 1393(Taejo 2nd year), after burying the umbilical cord of Taejo in Maninsan Mountain, it was promoted to Jinju-gun and was governed by Jinju governor. In 1413 (Joseon Taejong 13th year) its name was again changed to Jinsan-gun. On August 4th, 1896, as 13 dos were executed according to Royal Order 36th, Geumsan-gun and Jinsan-gun, which were a part of Gongju-bu, Chungcheongnam-do, were incorporated into Jeollabuk-do. As mentioned above, on March 1st of 1914, Jinsan-gun was united into the current Geumsan-gun. It was first consisted of 10 myeons: Geumsanmyeon, Geumseong-myeon, Jewon-myeon, Buri-myeon, Gunbuk-myeon, Namil-myeon, Nami-myeon, Jinsan-myeon, Boksu-myeon, and Chubu-myeon. However, on November 1st of 1940, according to Ordinance 221st, Geumsan-myeon was promoted to Geumsan-eub, thus making one eub and nine myeons.

Later on January 1 of 1963, following the administrative district reorganization according to the law about the change of district boundaries(Law 1172nd) of Seoul-si, do, gun, gu,Geumsan-gun was incorporated into Chungcheongnam-do from Jeollabuk-do.

Geumsan-gun is famous for ginseng since late Goryeo Dynasty and nowaday it also has one of the biggest market of ginseng and medicinal herbs in Korea. Even it doesn't produce ginseng much like old days, still takes more than 80% of ginseng distribution in South Korea.

Famous people from Geumsan include religious leader Jung Myung Seok.

References

External links

* [http://www.geumsan.go.kr/english/index.htm Official government website]