Dongducheon is a
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in Gyeonggi Province,
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.
The city located in the north of
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is strategically important for the defence of the Korean capital.The main camps of the US Second Infantry Division are located in the city with the division command at
UijeongbuUijeongbu is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Its geographical location is .The city is located just north of Seoul with many U.S. and Korean military bases for the defense of the Korean capital. The U.S. Second Infantry Division has established its headquarters in the city with main...
City. Then-Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld toured
Camp CaseyCamp Casey is an American military camp in Dongducheon , South Korea, 40 miles north of Seoul, South Korea. Camp Casey was named in 1952 after Major Hugh Boyd Casey, who was killed in an airplane crash near Camp Casey during the Korean War. Camp Casey is one of several U.S. Army bases in South...
at Dongducheon on November 18, 2003.
History
During
GoguryeoGoguryeo or Koguryŏ was an ancient Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province....
, dynasty was going down into Korean peninsula and Dongducheon came to parts of Goguryeo as a part of
naeulmae hyun (kinds of ancient village). Later Dongducheon promoted into Sacheon village of
Unified SillaUnified Silla or Later Silla is the name often applied to the kingdom of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, when it conquered Baekje in 660 and Goguryeo in 668, unifying the southern portion of the Korean peninsula...
in
North South States PeriodNorth South States Period refers to the period in Korean history when Silla and Balhae coexisted at the south and the north.-Unified Silla:...
. It was the part of Yangju in
GoryeoThe Goryeo Dynasty or Koryŏ was a sovereign state established in 918 by King Taejo. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392...
.
Modern history
In 1963, the status was raised into Tongducheon town (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon city was established including Yangju county.
Festival
Starting from 1999, Dongducheon has annually held one of the biggest
rock festivalA rock festival, or a rock fest, is a large-scale outdoor rock music concert, featuring multiple acts, often spread out over several days. The first rock festivals were put on in the late 1960s and were important socio-cultural milestones...
s in South Korea. In 2007, the festival was held at
Camp NimbleCamp Nimble is a US military facility located in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Now closed, it was home to the 2nd Infantry Division's A and B Companies of the 702nd Main Support Battalion. -Alpha Company:...
which was land given back to Korea.
Also,
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festival takes place around several streets and parts of the city.
Education
There are 10 high schools, 15 middle schools and 38 elementary schools. Also one university.
U.S. Military Bases
- Camp Casey
Camp Casey can refer to:*Camp Casey, South Korea, a U.S. Army base in South Korea*Camp Casey, Crawford, Texas, an encampment outside the George W. Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas during his five-week vacation there in August 2005...
- Camp Castle
Camp Castle is a , United States Army military installation in Dongducheon, South Korea and home to elements of the U.S. 2d Infantry Division. It is adjacent but not connected to the much larger Camp Casey...
- Camp Hovey
Camp Hovey is a United States Army military base in South Korea. It is adjacent to the larger Camp Casey, connected by a road known as "Hovey Cut". It is part of an area containing many installations known as the "Casey Enclave". Camp Hovey is home to The Iron MPs, 4/7 Cavalry, 1/15 Field...
- Camp Mobile
- Camp Nimble
Camp Nimble is a US military facility located in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Now closed, it was home to the 2nd Infantry Division's A and B Companies of the 702nd Main Support Battalion. -Alpha Company:...
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