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Before Hwasun became an administrative community
in the Japanese Empire, individual culture
was formed along three rivers: Jiseokcheon
River to Neungju, Hwasuncheon River to Hwasun,
and Dongbokcheon River to Dongbok.
Recently relics in the Stone Age(residential
remains) and in the Middle Stone Age were
found in Juam Dam at Daejeon Village, Sasu-ri,
Nam-myeon, showing that people lived from
old times. Bronze Age remains include 1,180
dolmens and a variety of remains excavated
in a stone-lines tomb at Daegok-ri(including
National Tresture No. 143, bronze knife
and bronze mirror). A pit-tomb in the Baekje
Period was found at the site of Unjusa Temple.
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Mahan
Period |
It
is thought that there was Yeoraebiriguk
in Neungju and Hwasun, and Byeokbiriguk
in Dongbok. |
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Baekje
Period |
From the Baekje
Period to 1914, three hyeon of Hwasun,
Neungju, and Dongbok maintained individual
administrative system. Irungburi-gun(Nengju)
had an open field, , Ingria-hyeon(Hwasun)
was located on a riverbank, and Dubuji-hyeon(Dongbok)
had a jar-shaped rock. |
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Unified Silla
Period |
In 757 when King
Gyeongdeok named all places in Korea
Chinese character and decreased to two
letters, Ireugnburi-gun was changed
into Neungseong-gun, Ingria-hyeon into
Yeomi-hyeon, and Dubuji-hyeon into Dongbok-hyeon.
Then Dongbok-hyeon was incorporated
into Gokseong-gun. |
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Goryeo
Dynasty |
940 Neungseong-gun
changed its Chniese character and Yeomi-hyeon
was changed into Hwasun-hyeon.
1018 Dongbok-hyeon became a part of
Boseong-gun.
1143 The government first sent a county
head to Neungseong-hyeon.
1280(King Chungneyol) The government
first sent a county head to Dongbok.
1390(in the end of Goryeo Dynasty)
The government sent a county head to
Hwasun and he controlled Nampyeong-hyeon.
It was the first time for central government
to reach its power. Before this happened,
local powerful family governed self-governing
village indirectly.
Dongbok-hyeon was divided into Boryeong-hyeon(present
Iseo-myeon), Daegok-hyeon(present Nam-myeon),
Suchon-myeon(Present Suri, Buk-myeon),
and Apgok-hyeon(present Okri, Buk-myeon).
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Joseon
Dynasty |
Hyeon was abolished
or divided many times only in several
years.
1396 Hwasun-hyeon was incorporated into
Hwasun-hyeon.
1405 Hwasun-hyeon was reestablished
and Dongbok was incorporated into Hwasun-hyeon.
1407 Dongbok and Hwasun were incorporated
and named Boksun-hyeon
1413 Dongbok-hyeon was incorporated
into Hwasun.
1416 Hwasun and Neungseong was incorporated
and named Sunseong-hyeon.
1418 Neungseong, Hwasun, Dongbok were
separted again.
1597 Due to big damage of the Japanese
Invasion of Korea, Hwasun people wanted
to abolish Hwasun and Hwasun was incorporated
into Neungseong-hyeon.
1611 Hwasun-hyeon was reestablished.
Hwasun people planted ginkgo in front
of county office to commemorate this
reestablishment.
1632 Neungseong-hyeon was promoted to
Neungseong-mok because it was the home
of King Injo' mother. Three village
system of Neungju-mok, Hwasun-hyeon,
and Dongbok-hyeon was maintained.
1655 Dongbok-hyeon office was burnt
by fire and Dongbok-hyeon was incorporated
into Hwasun for a while.
1664 Three village system of Neungju-mok,
Hwasun-hyeon, and Dongbok-hyeon was
maintained until the Korean Empire. |
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The Korean
Empire |
May 1, 1895 According
to the change in administrative district,
three village became Neungju-gun, Hwasun-gun,
and Dongbok-gun.
Oct. 15, 1908 Hwasun-gun was abolished
and incorporated into Dongbok-gun.
1913 Neungju-gun was changed into Hwasun-gun.
1914 March 1 Dongbok-gun was abolished
and incorporated into Hwasun-gun.
Nov. 1, 1932 17 myeon was reorganized
to 13. |
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The
Republic
of Korea |
Jan. 1, 1963
Hwasun-myeon was promoted to eup.
May 18, 1966 Yeongwoi, Mukgok, and Yonggang
branch office were established. July
1, 1973 Suman-ri in Dong-myeon was incorporated
into Hwasun-eup.
Feb. 15, 1983 Judori in Dogok-myeon
was incorporated into Hwasun-eup.
Aug. 17, 1988 Gyeso 1-gu was reorganized
as Gyeso 1- and 3-gu and Hwarim 1-gu
was reorganized as Hwarim 1- and 3-gu.
Oct. 12, 1996 Gyo-ri 1-gu in Hwasun-eup
was reorganized as Gyo-ri 1- and 2-gu;
Manyeon 2-gu, as Manyeon 2- and 3-gu;
Ilsim 3-gu, as Ilsim 3- and 4-gu; and
Gwangdeok 1-gu, as 1- and 4-gu. Baekun
1- and 2-gu in Cheongpung-myeon was
reorganized as Baekun-ri.
Oct. 1, 1998 Mukgok and Yonggang branch
office were abolished.
Aug. 5, 1999 Manyeon 3-gu in Hwasun-eup
was reorganized as Manyeon 3-, 4-, 5-,
and 6-gu; Ilsim 1-gu, as Ilsim 1- and
5-gu; and Daeri 4-gu, as Daeri 4- and
5-gu. Present administrative system
include 1 eup, 12 myeon, 1 branch office,
and 355 ri. |
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