Seobinggo-dong

Seobinggo-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Yongsan-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[2][3] It is directly across the river from Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, with the Banpo Bridge connecting the two neighbourhoods.

Seobinggo-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul서빙고동
 • Hanja西氷庫洞
 • Revised RomanizationSeobinggo-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerSobingko-tong
CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total14,023
 • Density5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)

Its Hanja name literally means "west ice storage house", a reference to the area's historic ice storage houses. In the past, ice had to be cut of the frozen Han River during the winter and stored in ice houses for use during the summer. The Seobinggo was opened by King Taejo during the early years of the Joseon Dynasty; the Dongbinggo ("east ice storage house") was likewise opened in present-day Oksu-dong, Seongdong-gu. The ice storage industry died out with the introduction of refrigeration technology during the 1950s but a marker at Seobinggo-ro 51-gil and an information sign at across the river at Hangang Banpo Park were erected to commemorate the area's history and importance.[4]

See also

References
  1. "용산통계 > 인구현황 - 상세보기". Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  2. "서빙고동 (Seobinggo-dong 西氷庫洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  3. "The origin of dongs in Yongsan-gu" (in Korean). Yongsan-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  4. "[수도권/스토리텔링 in 서울]서울 용산구 서빙고동의 사연". The Dong-a Ilbo. 5 February 2014.


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