27ha of Forest Land in Seongjuho Tourism Development Site... Removal from Forest Protection Zone

An area of 277,531㎡ within the forest protection zone near Seongjuho Lake in Gyeongbuk was approved for forest protection zone release by the Korea Forest Service on the 3rd.

The release of the forest protection zone is part of the Seongjuho tourist site development project, which is being carried out for the future 100 years of tourism in Seongju-gun. Seongju-gun expects that this release will accelerate the development of tourist sites in the western region.

Seongju-gun began the designation and development plan project for the Seongjuho tourist site in March 2022 and applied for the release of the protection zone after an on-site inspection by the Korea Forest Service in May. With the forest protection zone lifted, the remaining administrative procedures and tasks will be carried out step-by-step, and approval for tourist site designation will be applied for from Gyeongbuk Province.

Gyeongbuk Seongjuho.

The development goal is to create a stay-type lakeside tourist site where visitors can enjoy Meokjassunol in the beautiful natural surroundings. The plan includes local restaurants and cafeterias offering delicious food for gourmet travel, a pedestrian bridge that will serve as a distinctive attraction and new landmark, an exotic resort for healing in nature, and various mountain and waterside recreational facilities full of fun. Seongjuho will be developed into a complex tourist site rich in food, sights, and entertainment.

Lee Byung-hwan, the mayor of Seongju-gun, said, “We will develop this as a model that generates profits and revitalizes the local economy by enhancing tourists’ interest with unique and differentiated themes, providing various activity spaces, introducing experiential tourism elements, and discovering and fostering new tourism content.”

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