Guro-gu Designates Honorary Road Names for 8 Locations Including 'Yuilhangil'

Adding Historical and Symbolic Road Names to Existing Ones... Selected Through Resident Contest, Opinion Collection, and Road Name Address Committee Review

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] “Honoring the history of roads with honorary names”

Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Seong) has bestowed honorary road names such as ‘Yuilhan-gil,’ ‘Cheukbaeknamu-gil,’ and ‘Anyangcheon Jangmi-gil’ on eight local roads.

Guro-gu stated on the 28th, “We are conducting a project to designate honorary road names to discover and widely promote roads with historical significance and symbolism,” adding, “After procedures including resident contests, opinion gathering, and review by the Road Name Address Committee, eight honorary road names were recently selected.”

The newly designated honorary road names are ▲Yuilhan-gil (Yeondong-ro 295~328) ▲Cheukbaeknamu-gil (Gurodong-ro 7na-gil 42~1) ▲Anyangcheon Jangmi-gil (Anyangcheon Dong Bicycle Path 581~534) ▲Gocheok Sky-ro (Gyeongin-ro 409~476) ▲Samnong Songsukdo-gil (Oryu-ro 8-gil 1~96) ▲Issiremulino-gil (Gamasan-ro 25-gil 9-25~Gamasan-ro 27-gil 11-1) ▲Jatjeol Park-gil (Gocheok-ro 2na-gil 104~1) ▲Jeongseon Ongju-gil (Ori-ro 23-gil 1~14-48).

‘Yuilhan-gil’ was designated to honor the late independence activist Mr. Yuilhan (1895?1971), who contributed to regional development. It is a 640m section of road from in front of Yuhan Technical High School, established by Mr. Yuilhan in 1964 in Hang-dong, Guro-gu, to Hang-dong Reservoir.

‘Cheukbaeknamu-gil’ is a 216m road in front of a 15m tall, 2.5m circumference, approximately 500-year-old arborvitae tree in Garibong-dong, designated as a protected tree by Seoul City in 2004. It was selected to commemorate the annual ritual held in front of the arborvitae praying for the safety and well-being of residents.

Additionally, ▲Jeongseon Ongju-gil and Samnong Songsukdo-gil were designated for historical preservation ▲Anyangcheon Jangmi-gil, Gocheok Sky-ro, and Jatjeol Park-gil to enhance local brand value ▲Issiremulino-gil to express hopes for active exchanges between overseas sister cities.

The honorary road names will be used for the next five years.

Guro-gu plans to install honorary road name signs on the respective roads and promote the honorary road names through the district office website and road name address guide maps.

A Guro-gu official said, “We hope that through honorary road names, the historical value and local characteristics of these roads will be widely recognized, leading to more active corporate attraction and international exchanges.”

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