Namhae County

• Namhae- eup
• Changseon -myeon
• Gohyeon -myeon
• Idong -myeon
• Mijo -myeon
• Nam- myeon
• Samdong -myeon
• Sangju -myeon
• Seo- myeon
• Seolcheon -myeon

Namhae -gun (Korean: 남해군 ) is a district in the province of Gyeongsangnam -do in South Korea. The district consists primarily of two large islands, Namhaedo ( 남해도 ) and Changeondo ( 창선도 ). The largest city of the county is Namhae. It is located on the island Namhaedo.

Geography

Namhae -gun consists of the main island Namhaedo, the much smaller island Changeondo, the three small inhabited islands, Jodo ( 조도 ), Hodo ( 호도 ) and Nodo ( 노도 ) and another 73 small uninhabited islands.

The district covers an area of ​​357.33 km2, over 26 km in width and 30km in length. Namhae -gun thus represents three percent of the land area of ​​the province of Gyeongsangnam -do. The 302 km long coastline of the district has many bays and natural harbors, and large sandy beaches in the north- west. The highest elevations are the mountains Mangun ( 망운산 ) ( 786 m), Geum ( 금산 ) (701 m) and Won ( 왼산 ) ( 627 m ) on the island Namhaedo.

On and around parts of the main island of the Hallyeohaesang National Park ( 한려 해상 국립 공원 ), which occupies nearly 79 km2 of the island and a whole covers a total area of ​​545.63 km2. 72.3 % of the park lying in the sea.

History

It is not yet clear as to when the islands were inhabited. It assumes, however, that even before the Samhan period ( 삼한 ) (1st century BC to 3rd century AD), the first people came and ate of fishing and the income of the bottom. Namhae was mentioned for the first time proven assumed in the seventh year of King Shinmun ( 진문 ) of the Unified Silla Dynasty, ie 690 AD However, the district was conducted under the name Jeonyasan -gun and was legally Cheongju ( 청주시 ). In the year 757 the county under the king Gyeongdeok the administration of Gwangju ( 광주 광역시 ) has been allocated and renamed in Namhae -gun.

1018 learned the county under the king Hyeonjong a new name change and called in his honor Namhae- hyeon. 1413, at the time of Chosun Dynasty, Namhae- hyeon was Hadong County, north of Namhae- hyeon lying on the mainland, and got assigned the name Hanam -hyun. Other administrative assignments followed, and the renaming in Namhae- hyun in the further course of the 15th century.

In the course of the war between Korea and Japan, the county was uninhabitable for seven years from 1592. 1895 Namhae- hyun was eventually renamed in Namhae -gun and divided into 8 Myuns ( Korean administration units). 1973 Namhae Eup -myeon was raised to the ( largest city of the district as an administrative unit), and the residue partitioned into seven Myeons (administrative unit of a county ). Later, through another administrative reorganization, the two Myeons Sangju and Miju formed, so that the county Namhae-gun decreed from this time on a Eup and Myeon nine.

Transport links

Namhae -gun is connected by two bridges to the mainland. The Namhae Bridge ( 남해 대교 ), built in 1973 as a suspension bridge is 660 meters long and connects Namhae -gun with Hadong -gun in the north. The Changseon - Samcheonpo Bridge ( 창선 - 삼천포 대교 ) that connects Namhae -gun on three islands with the mainland in the northeast, actually consists of five individual bridges of various designs. The bridges were built in 2003 and have a total length of 3.4 km.

In June 2011, a ferry terminal in Port Seosang ( 서상 항구 ) was completed. Two ferries with a capacity of 200 persons should allow for the Expo 2012 in Yeosu ( 여수시 ) a 20-minute ferry between Yeosu and Namhae -gun and thus attract tourists.

The nearest airport is on the mainland south of Jinju ( 진주시 ).

Economy

Namhae -gun living from agriculture, fishing and tourism, the latter is clearly the growing industry of the district. Due to its location, the favorable climate and the natural landscapes of the islands Namhae -gun needs to lack of tourists do not fear.

Nature

The natural landscape of Namhae -gun consists mainly of a forested mountain landscape with rocky coastline and sandy coves. In the northeast of Jinju Bay ( 진주만 ) facing part of Namhaedo run the coastal areas mostly flat. There agriculture determines the landscape.

In addition to the Hallyeohaesang National Park is located in the north of the island Namhaedo the 227 -acre Namhae Pyeonbaek Natural Recreation Forest. The forest was handed over in 1998 for recreational purposes of its determination. Namesake of the forest were the Pyeonbaek Trees ( 편백 ) in German Hinoki cypress, which make up the main trees of the forest.

Attractions

On the two islands are six Buddhist temples: Boriam ( 벌이 암 ) Hwabang ( 화방 ) Yongmun ( 용문 ) Undaeam ( 운 대암 ) Mangunam ( 망운암 ) and Beopheung ( 벞흥 ), the first three marketed as a tourist attraction be. All the temples are accessible.

The Hallyeohaesang National Park ( 한려 해상 국립 공원 ) is another attraction of Namhae -gun Represents the Hallyeohaesang National Marine Park Office in Sangju -ri Sangju -myeon and the two information centers in Sangju -myeon and Idong -myeon provide tourist information and assistance for visiting the national parks.

Also on the island is a Butterfly Ecological Park with butterfly house, area of ​​experience, a butterfly exhibit and butterfly farm for breeding of animals.

German Village ( 독일 마을 )

A special feature in Korea is Dogil Maeul ( 독일 마을 ), the German village on the east coast of the island Namhaedo. 2001 by the provincial politicians Du- Kwan Kim ( 김두관 ) planned, the village offers former working in Germany Korean guest workers in a settlement with typical German buildings and facilities to enjoy retirement with their Korean or German life partners. The village is now known far beyond the borders of Korea and attracts plenty of tourists to what is indeed tolerated by the residents of the village, but not so welcome.