Daejeon National Cemetery

Daejeon National Cemetery
View from inside the cemetery (2006)
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Details
Established1976
Location
Hyeonchungwon-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
36°22′17″N 127°17′48″E / 36.37139°N 127.29667°E / 36.37139; 127.29667
CountrySouth Korea
No. of graves110,000+
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGukrip Daejeon Hyeonchungwon
McCune–ReischauerKukrip Taejŏn Hyŏnch'ungwon


The Daejeon National Cemetery (Korean국립대전현충원) is located in Hyeonchungwon-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea. It is South Korea's second national cemetery after the Seoul National Cemetery and is overseen by the Ministry of Patriots' and Veterans' Affairs (South Korea).[1]

The cemetery is reserved for Korean veterans, including those who died in the Korean independence movement, Korean War, Vietnam War and post–Korean War clashes with North Korea.

  1. ^ "Daejeon National Cemetery (국립대전현충원)". Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.