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Line 1: {{For\|the county of the same name in South Gyeongsang Province\|Goseong County, South Gyeongsang}} {{Infobox settlement \| name = ~~{{raise\|0.1em\|~~Goseong}} \| native_name = ~~{{lower\|0.1em\|~~{{nobold\|고성군}}}} \| native_name_lang = ko \| settlement_type = [[List of counties in South Korea\|County]] \| translit_lang1 = Korean \| translit_lang1_type1 = [[Hangul]] \| translit_lang1_info1 = {{lang\|ko~~-Hang\|{{linktext\|고\|성~~\|~~군}}~~고성군}} \| translit_lang1_type2 = [[Hanja]] \| translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang\|ko~~-Hant~~\|{{linktext\|高\|城\|郡}}}} \| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap\|Revised Romanization}} \| translit_lang1_info3 = Goseong-gun \| translit_lang1_type4 = {{nowrap\|McCune-Reischauer}} \| translit_lang1_info4 = Kosŏng-gun \| image_skyline = Goseong Unification Observation Tower 03.jpg \| imagesize = \| image_caption = \| image_map = Gangwon-Goseong.svg \| mapsize = \| map_caption = Location in South Korea \| subdivision_type = Country \| subdivision_name = {{flag\|South Korea}} \| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Korea\|Region]] \| subdivision_name1 = [[Gwandong]] \| population_blank1_title = Dialect \| population_blank1 = [[Gangwon dialect\|Gangwon]] \| area_total_km2 = 664.34 \| population_as_of = ~~2001~~2018 \| population_total = ~~62446~~29118 \| population_density_km2 = ~~121~~44 \| parts_type = [[Administrative divisions of South Korea\|Administrative divisions]] \| parts = 2 ''eup'', 3 ''myeon'' \| image_blank_emblem = Goseong gangwon logo.jpg \| blank_emblem_type = Emblem of Goseong \| image_flag = Flag of Goseong, Gangwon.svg }} '''Goseong''' (''{{Korean\|hangul=고성군\|rr=Goseong-gun''}}; {{IPA\|ko\|ˈkosʌŋ‿ɡun\|}}) is a [[Administrative divisions of South Korea\|county]] in [[Gangwon-do (South Korea)\|Gangwon]] Province, [[South Korea]]. Prior to the [[Korean Armistice Agreement\|1953 Armistice]] which ceased the [[Korean War]], Goseong (which is located north of the [[38th parallel north#Korea\|38th parallel]]) was a part of [[North Korea]].<ref>{{Cite journal\|date=January 31, 2015\|title=고성군 (남)\|url=https://ko.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%EA%B3%A0%EC%84%B1%EA%B5%B0_(%EB%82%A8)&oldid=13535701\|language=ko\|access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> [[Kaesong]], which is south of the 38th parallel and a part of South Korea before 1953, became part of the North after the Armistice.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=291958&v=43#P5\|title=개성시 開城市 (Kaesong)\|~~last=\|first=\|~~access-date~~=\|website=\|publisher=\|accessdate~~=May 8, 2015\|~~deadurl~~url-status=~~yes~~dead\|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610082842/http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=291958&v=43#P5\|~~archivedate~~archive-date=June 10, 2011~~\|df=~~}}</ref> == Festival == The ~~'''~~Goseong Lavender Festival ~~-''' Every June, a lavender festival~~ is held inevery ~~Goseong-gun, Gangwon Province~~June. ~~Every June, a~~The [[Lavandula\|lavender]] ~~festival is held in Goseong-gun, Gangwon Province. The lavender~~ festival has a concert, a trial performance of lavender perfume, and a variety of lavender classes. In addition, there are programs that can be enjoyed by anyone from children to the elderly, such as lavender pizza making, children's drawing contest, and poetry making.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lavenderfarm.co.kr \|script-title=ko:라벤더 마을 하늬팜\|website=www.lavenderfarm.co.kr\|access-date=2018-06-03}}</ref>▼ ==2019 ~~Fire~~fire==▼ ▲ '''Goseong Lavender Festival -''' Every June, a lavender festival is held in Goseong-gun, Gangwon Province. Every June, a [[Lavandula\|lavender]] festival is held in Goseong-gun, Gangwon Province. The lavender festival has a concert, a trial performance of lavender perfume, and a variety of lavender classes. In addition, there are programs that can be enjoyed by anyone from children to the elderly, such as lavender pizza making, children's drawing contest, and poetry making.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lavenderfarm.co.kr \|script-title=ko:라벤더 마을 하늬팜\|website=www.lavenderfarm.co.kr\|access-date=2018-06-03}}</ref> {{unreferenced section\|date=September 2019}} On April 4, 2019, high winds ~~lead~~led to a high-voltage power line owned by [[Korea Electric Power Corporation]] to fall causing an electric arc. The fire spread to the cities of Sokcho, Inje, Donghae and Gangneung leading to two deaths, over 30 injuries and the evacuation of over 4,000 residents. The fire burned 1,307 acres (5.3  km²<sup>2</sup>), damaged over 200 homes, over 2000 buildings causing an estimated damages of 5.2 billion Korean Won ($4.6 million). More than 13,000 firefighters were mobilized from throughout the Korean peninsula to fight the fire. By April ~~6th~~6, the fire was extinguished with firefighters checking for potential hot spots. They finally extinguished the fire on April 6–7▼ ▲==2019 Fire== ▲On April 4, 2019 high winds lead to a high-voltage power line owned by [[Korea Electric Power Corporation]] to fall causing an electric arc.The fire spread to the cities of Sokcho, Inje, Donghae and Gangneung leading to two deaths, over 30 injuries and the evacuation of over 4,000 residents. The fire burned 1,307 acres (5.3 km²), damaged over 200 homes, over 2000 buildings causing an estimated damages of 5.2 billion Korean Won ($4.6 million). More than 13,000 firefighters were mobilized from throughout the Korean peninsula to fight the fire. By April 6th, the fire was extinguished with firefighters checking for potential hot spots. ==Sister cities== {{flagdeco\|ROK}} [[Gangbuk-gu]], [[Seoul]] {{flagdeco\|PRC}} [[Jixi]], [[Heilongjiang]], China ==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed" style="text-align: center;" caption="Goseong, Gangwon" heights="120px" perrow="3"> File:Goseong-eup office.JPG\|Goseong-eup office </gallery> ==See also== Line 56 ⟶ 63: ==External links== *[~~http~~https://~~eng~~www.gwgs.go.kr/~~site/eng/page/index.jsp~~ County government home page] {{Gangwon}} Line 62 ⟶ 69: {{coord\|38.38096\|N\|128.469601\|E\|source:ruwiki_region:KR_type:city(62446)\|format=dms\|display=title}} [[Category:Counties of Gangwon Province (South Korea)]]▼ [[Category:Goseong County, Gangwon\| ]] ▲[[Category:Counties of Gangwon Province, (South Korea)]] [[Category:Biosphere reserves of South Korea]]