Euljiro

Euljiro
Eulji-Road during the period of Japanese rule
Korean name
Hangul
을지로
Hanja
乙支路
Revised RomanizationEuljiro
McCune–ReischauerŬljiro

Euljiro (Korean을지로) is an avenue in Seoul named after Eulji Mundeok, the general who saved Korea from the invading Sui dynasty of China. During the period of Japanese rule, the street was known as Kogane-Cho (황금정; 黄金町).[1]

Euljiro starts at 97-3 Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul (서울 중구 소공동), and reaches 224-2, Sindang-dong, Jung-gu (중구 신당동), and is the name of Beopjeong-dong (법정동).

  1. ^ 을지로 [Euljiro]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-06-10.