History

Histroy

Jecheon City is located in the northern region of Chungcheongbukdo, somewhere between Charyeongsan Mountains and Sobaeksan Mountains. It borders Munkyeong City to the south, and Wonju City and Youngwol-gun to the north.

Paleolithic Age
'Sonhak jummal cave', Hansu 'Changnae, myeongori' relic
Neopaleolithic
Age
'Baeckun dogok', 'Cheongpoong jinmok', 'Whangseok, yangpyeong-li' relic
Bronze/Iron Age
Cheongpoong 'Yangpyeong, Whangseokli', 'Hansu sagili' relic
Era of Three Hans (Samhan Sidae)
Uirimji
Three Kingdoms Period (Samkuk Sidae)
- City : Neto-gun
- Cheongpoong : Sayeolyihyeon
Unified Silla (Tongil Silla)
Nejegun, Chungpungmyeon
Goryeo Dynasty Period (Goryeo Sidae)
- Jungwongun Chungjumok
- Jeju(This belongs to Wonju)
Joseon Dynasty Period
Chungcheongdo Chungjumok
1895
In 'Gabo reform', reorganization of local government system-Jecheongun, Cheongpunggun
1914
Incorporation of 10 li with Cheongpunggun ilwon, ducksanmyeon
1940
Elevation which was called 'Eup' from Jecheonmyeon (1Eup 8Myeon)
1979
The construction of ‘Chungju Dam’ caused the submersion of 5-myeon 61-li
1980
- Jecheon-eup was elevated to city, separation of city·gun
- Jecheon-gun → Jewon-gun
1983
Part of Jewon-gun Geumsung-myeon and Bongyang-myeon Sin-li is transferred to Jecheon-city
1991
Jewon-gun → Jecheon-gun
1995
- Combination of Jecheon-city/gun(1eup 7myeon 13dong)
- BBongyang-myeon → eup
1998
- Combination and abolition of some parts of Jecheon-city 1eup 7myeon 9dong
- Combination and abolition of Joongang-dong/Namcheon-dong : Joongang-dong
- Combination and abolition of Donghyeon-dong/Doohak-dong : Donghyeon-dong
- Combination and abolition of Whasan 1-dong/Whasan 2-dong : Whasan-dong
- Combination and abolition of Yeongcheon 1-dong/Yeongcheon 2-dong :Yeongcheon-dong
2003
- Adjustment of similar and administrative district
- Newly organized 'dong' of 'Goam'·'Mosan'
- Joongang-dong → Namcheon·Dongheon-dong
- Uirim-dong → Joongang·Uirim·Myeong-dong
- Donghyeon-dong → Sinbaek·Doohak-dong
- Yeongcheon-dong → Seobu·Yeongcheon-dong