Anseong
Anseong (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, south of Seoul. Anseong promotes itself as "The City of Masters". It is known for producing brassware and arts and crafts. From late spring to fall, Anseong holds its own Namsadang Neuri Festival. The agriculture of Anseong is centered around Asian pears, grapes, ginseng, and rice, while Hanwoo is considered to be the most famous and high-quality.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Anseong
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ko
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal City
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Anseong-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info4
- Ansŏng-si
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in South Korea
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Modern history
- Population
- Education
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative districts
- Sister Cities
- Notable people from Anseong
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Anseong (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, south of Seoul. Anseong promotes itself as "The City of Masters". It is known for producing brassware and arts and crafts. From late spring to fall, Anseong holds its own Namsadang Neuri Festival. The agriculture of Anseong is centered around Asian pears, grapes, ginseng, and rice, while Hanwoo is considered to be the most famous and high-quality.
Anseong is the center of all traffic in Korea. It is connected to all highways in the country, and there are nine interchanges, the most in South Korea.