Godeok-dong is a ''
dong'', neighbourhood of
Gangdong-gu in
Seoul,
South Korea.
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History
Godeok means "high virtue" in
Korean. During the Late 14th century, Yangjung Lee, a public officer of the
Goryeo Dynasty
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
, strongly rejected a conciliatory offer to turn into
Joseon Dynasty, a new regime after the Goryeo Dynasty. Due to his high loyalty to his government, he was admired by the general public and they called his residential area "Godeok".
[http://dong.gangdong.go.kr:8081/pub/dong/3240043/01_dong/03/01_dong_03.jsp] In 1995,
Seoul Subway Line 5 was passed through this area stopping at
Godeok Station
Godeok Station is a subway station on Seoul Subway Line 5 in Gangdong-gu, Seoul. It links to Baejae High School, Myungil High School, Gwangmun High School, Hanyoung High School, and Hanyoung Foreign Language High School. It will be part of Seoul S ...
and
Myeongil Station.
Area information
The postal code of Godeok-dong is 134-080. 134 is for
Gangdong-gu and 080 is for Godeok-dong.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Seoul
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
References
External links
Gangdong-gu official websiteGangdong-gu map
at the Gangdong-gu official website
Gangdong-gu map
The Godeok 1 dong Resident office
Neighbourhoods of Gangdong District
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