Yongmunsan Battle Monument

• Name : Yongmunsan Battle Monument
• Location : 98 Cheonan-ri, Seolak-myeon, Gapyeong-gun
• Date of Erection : June 23, 1997
• Construction Supervisor : Gapyeong-gun
• Memorial Monument Overview
  • Monument Specs : Stylobate 19.50m Height 19.51m
  • Materials : Gapyeong stone, obsidian
• Memorial Day : 4 th Friday of May of each year

Purpose of Installation

Erected in remembrance of a fierce battle to keep the Gapyeong area during the Korean War by the ROK Army 5 th and 6 th Battalion and the US Army 9 th Battalion against the Chinese and North Korean Forces.

Information

This monument was erected in order to commemorate the victory of the fierce battle of the ROK Army 6 th Battalion against the 63 rd Infantry and three other battalions of the Chinese Army in 1951 at Yongmunsan. At this battle, the 6 th Battalion was faced against the Spring Offensive by the Chinese Army and after a bloody war, they came out completely victorious. Through the victory of this battle, the foundation for a counter-offensive for the ROK and UN army was made. Furthermore, this battle is a battle remembered in world history and is used in strategic texts at West Point in the US . The Yongmunsan Battle Monument is erected on an area that is 2853m 2 by the Veteran ' s Association on June 23, 1997 . It is 19.51m high and has a width of 19.50 m. There is a monument of four soldiers advancing. The height of 19.51m represents that the battle was fought in 1951 and the 19.50 width represents the year in which the Korean War started.

Traffic Information

Public Transportation

• Train : Board Chuncheon, Gangwon-do bound (Gyeongchun-line) train at Cheongnyangni and get off at Cheongpyeong
  Station Board Seoul-bound (Gyeongchun line) train at Chuncheon Station in Gangwon-do and get off at Cheongpyeong
  Station Use Seolak-myeon bound bus at Cheongpyeong Terminal
• Bus : Board Chuncheon, Gangwon-do bound bus at Sangbong Terminal or Dongseoul Terminal and get off at Gapyeong Terminal Board Sangbong or Dongseoul-bound bus at Chuncheon Terminal and get off at Gapyeong Terminal 3 minute walk
• Driving : Use Route 46 from Seoul to Chuncheon, Gangwon-do and pass Shincheongpyeong Bridge to get on to Route 37 towards Seolak-myeong -> Memorial Monument Use Route 46 from Chuncheon to Seoul and pass Shincheongpyeong Bridge to get on to Route 37 towards Seolak-myeong -> Memorial Monument