Sillim-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of

Gwanak District Gwanak District () is one of the 25 districts (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. The southern border of Gwanak District, bordering Anyang, consists of the craggy ridg ...

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, South Korea.

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and

Nokdu Street Gwanak District () is one of the List of districts of Seoul, 25 districts (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. The southern border of Gwanak District, b ...

are located in the town. Its name means "new forest", which was derived from the woods outstretched from Mt. Gwanak. It consists of 11 administrative neighbourhoods. In a survey conducted in 2011 by the

Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT; ) is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. Its headquarters is in the Sejong Government Office in Sejong City. Previously the agency was headquartered in the 4th buil ...

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across the country, it reported that the bus stops in Sillim-dong are among the busiest in the country. It is home to natural monument 271 of South Korea, a cork oak tree (''

Quercus variabilis ''Quercus variabilis'', the Chinese cork oak, is a species of oak in the section ''Quercus'' sect. ''Cerris'', native to a wide area of eastern Asia in southern, central, and eastern China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. Description ''Quercus variab ...

'')

Administrative divisions

As of September, 2008, there are 11 administrative neighborhoods (''dong'') in Sillim.

Attractions

Kyujanggak Archives Kyujanggak () was the royal library of the Joseon dynasty. It was founded in 1776 by order of King Jeongjo of Joseon (as a major policy arm of his government), at which time it was located on the grounds of Changdeokgung. Today known as Kyujangg ...

Seoul National University Museum of Art The Seoul National University Museum of Art (SNUMoA) is a museum in Seoul National University. History *1995 Prof. Jong-Sang Lee proposes the establishment of the MoA and the Samsung Cultural foundation promises to fund the creation of the muse ...

Horim Museum Horim Museum is a museum in Seoul, South Korea. The museum was founded by Yun Jang-seob (윤장섭 尹章燮) who after setting up the Sungbo Cultural Foundation (성보문화재단 成保文化財團) in July 1981 to purchase antiquities, establ ...

Sundae Town Sundae Town () is an area of Seoul, South Korea in the Sillim-dong division of the city. Sundae Town is known for a style of South Korean street food called sundae bokkeum and involves stuffing dangmyeon (noodles) and vegetables mixed with pigs bl ...

Traffic

* Sillim Station *Street Nambu, Street Sillim

References

External links

Official websiteMap of the area
at the official website Neighborhoods of Gwanak District {{Seoul-geo-stub

Administrative divisions

Attractions

Traffic

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