Gokseong County () is a

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in Jeollanam-do,

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and the least densely populated subdivision of the

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Attractions

* Taeansa Temple * Neungpa Tower *

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* Dongli mountain valley * Gok-song Haneulnari Village (a farming-themed village) * Gokseong Train Village (site of historical steam engine train where folks can take a ride on an old fashioned train)

Transportation

Train

The

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comes through Gokseong station, with KTX, ITX-Saemaeul, Saemaeul-ho and Mugunghwa-ho train services. The Saemaeul-ho and Mugunghwa-ho trains all stop on the way to Gokseong.

Bus

Buses to

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and Gurye County take 30 minutes and ones to Namwon take 1 hour. However, it is quite difficult to go to southern parts of Jeolla like Suncheon via bus.

Car

There are 3 interchanges on the Honam Expressway. These interchanges are joined with other roads.

Festival

*''Gokseong World Rose Festival'' - Every May, the World Rose Festival is held in Gokseong, Jeollanam-do. In the train town of Gokseong Seomjin River, tourists can enjoy a variety of attractions and experience programs including a

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and a rail bike. *''Gokseong Shimcheong Children's Grand Festival'' () (2021–) - The town of Gokseong in Jeollanam-do hosts the annual Sim Cheong Festival () (2001–2020) in an attempt to celebrate Sim Cheong's filial piety and reinterpret the meaning of filial piety in modern society. Gokseong is considered to be the setting for ''Gwaneunsa yeongi seolhwa'', which is known to be the original story on which The Tale of Sim Chong is based.

Sister cities

Gokseong County is twinned domestically with: * Gangdong-gu,

(1996) * Geochang,

(1998) * Seo-gu,

(2000) *

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(2010) And internationally with: * Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi,

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References

External links

County government home page (in English)County government home page (in Korean)
Counties of South Jeolla Province {{SouthJeolla-geo-stub