Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery
| Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery | |
|---|---|
양화진외국인선교사묘원 | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1890 |
| Location | Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul (Public transit: line #2 Hapjeong Station exit #7, 10 minute walk away) |
| Country | South Korea |
| Coordinates | 37°32′48″N 126°54′40″E / 37.54655°N 126.91102°E |
| Website | www.yanghwajin.net |
| Find a Grave | Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery |
| Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery | |
| Hangul | 양화진 외국인 선교사 묘원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 楊花津 外國人 宣敎師 墓園 |
| Revised Romanization | Yanghwajin Oegugin Seongyosa Myowon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yanghwajin Oegugin Sŏn'gyosa Myowŏn |
Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery (Korean: 양화진외국인선교사묘원), also known as the Hapjeong-dong International Cemetery, is a cemetery overlooking the Han River in the district of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.
The cemetery was first opened in 1890, and contains at least 376 graves: around 118 of which belong to foreign missionaries and their family members. The cemetery survived the 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period and the 1950–1953 Korean War, and is remembered as a historic site for Korea's interactions with the West and Christianity.