Yeoncheon County is a county

Administrative divisions of South Korea

||South Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city...

 in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. The county seat is Yeoncheon-eup (연천읍) and sits on the Korail

Korail

Korea Railroad Corporation , promoted as Korail , is the national railroad operator in South Korea.Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea...

 railroad line connecting Seoul, South Korea, with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

History

Yeoncheon was the site of the Battle of Yultong

Battle of Yultong

The Battle of Yultong, also known as the Battle of Meiluodong , was a battle of the Korean War. It was fought between elements of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army 44th Division and the Filipino 10th Battalion Combat Team at the north of Yeoncheon during April 22–23, 1951.As part of the...

 during the Korean War

Korean War

The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...

, where the Philippine 10th Battalion Combat Team

Philippine Expeditionary Forces To Korea

The Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea was the Philippine contingent of the United Nations forces that fought in the Korean War . The unit arrived in Korea in August 1950. It was composed of 7,500 troops, and was the fourth largest force under the United Nations Command...

 defended their position during the First Chinese Sprint Offensive.

External links

• County government website