Yeongam-gun and Yeongam Police Station Sign 'Yeongam Eupseong Restoration Business Agreement'

"Let's Move Yeongam Police Station and Restore Yeongam Eupseong"

Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Woo Seung-hee) held a 'Yeongam Police Station Relocation and Reconstruction and Yeongam Eupseong Restoration Business Agreement' with the Yeongam County Council (Chairman Kang Chan-won) and Yeongam Police Station (Chief Kim Jong-deuk) at the county office on the 29th.

According to the county on the 30th, Yeongam Eupseong is one of Yeongam's core cultural heritages, built during the Joseon Dynasty from 1429 to 1451. It was an administrative and military facility constructed to protect the local residents at the time. Records indicate that there were 15 facilities within the Eupseong, including Dongheon, Naea, Gaksa, Hyeongok, Jakcheong, Hyangcheong, Sachang, and Hunryeoncheong.

Yeongam County, Yeongam County Council, and Yeongam Police Station signed a business agreement on the relocation and reconstruction of Yeongam Police Station and the restoration of Yeongam Eupseong.
[Photo by Yeongam County]

The Yeongam Police Station, established in 1986, was built on part of the Eupseong site, and local residents, saddened by this, have continuously voiced opinions that the police station should be relocated and the Eupseong restored.

In particular, the site of the Yeongam Police Station was where the prison called 'Hyeongok' was located, which is considered a key location for the restoration of Yeongam Eupseong. The southern gate site of the Eupseong in front of the police station had a wide fortress wall at the time, and the current fortress remains are the most preserved.

According to the agreement signed on this day, where public institutions jointly took part in restoring Yeongam Eupseong, Yeongam-gun will purchase and develop the site for the new Yeongam Police Station and then exchange it with the current police station site.

The Yeongam County Council will cooperate in budgeting related to the purchase and relocation of the new police station site, and Yeongam Police Station promised to accelerate the new station relocation project.

Governor Woo Seung-hee said, "The relocation and reconstruction of Yeongam Police Station is an issue that the local community must come together for to restore the cultural value of Yeongam Eupseong and achieve balanced regional development," adding, "Let us cooperate to successfully restore Yeongam Eupseong and create a historical and cultural park through this agreement."

Following local public opinion, Yeongam-gun plans to prepare a separate restoration plan for Yeongam Eupseong and continue follow-up measures after completing the relocation of Yeongam Police Station.

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