Sindo (), also known as Jinyeom, is an island in Sindo-ri, Bukdo-myeon,

Ongjin County, Incheon Ongjin County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea. It consists of a group of islands in the Yellow Sea (West Sea). Four of the islands, Yeonpyeong, Yeonpyeong Island, Baengnyeong Is ...

, South Korea. The island is accessible via a ferry from

Yeongjongdo Yeongjong Island () is an island in Jung District, Incheon, South Korea. It contains Incheon International Airport as well as small villages, farms, and beaches. The previously separate Yongyu, Sammok, and Sinbul Islands have been joined to Ye ...

, and is connected to its neighboring islands Sido and Modo via the Yeondo Bridge.

Description

The island's name means "trust island"; it is said this is because the people of Sindo are reputed to be kind and generous. Sindo has an area of and a coastline of . Much of the island has gentle rolling hills, although the mountain Gubongsan () exists in the west. Gubongsan has a gentle hiking path that offers views of Yeongjongdo. In 2010, it had a population of 809, with 401 males and 408 females. There are settlements on the south, east, and west coasts. Most of the island is covered in dense forests; a fraction of it is used for growing rice and other various crops. Fishing is also conducted, although agriculture is reportedly the primary economic activity of the island. It is connected to the nearby Sido via the Yeondo Bridge, which was built in 1992. A ferry service runs between the island and

. The island is reportedly popular with cyclists, as they can take their bikes on the ferries and ride over the bridges to the other islands.

History

During 1231–1270

Mongol invasions of Korea A series of campaigns were conducted between 1231 and 1270 by the Mongol Empire against the Korean kingdom of Goryeo. The last campaign concluded with a peace treaty with Goryeo becoming Korea under Yuan rule, a vassal state of the Yuan dynast ...

in the

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

period, refugees from

Ganghwa Island Ganghwa Island (), also Ganghwado, is an island in Ganghwa County, Incheon, South Korea. It is in the Yellow Sea and in an estuary of the Han River. The island is separated from Gimpo (on the South Korean mainland) by a narrow channel spanned ...

settled on Sindo. During the 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period, a gold rush occurred in the island. During the 1950–1953

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

, refugees fleeing the conflict settled on the island.

References

{{reflist Islands of Incheon Ongjin County, Incheon