Buyeo-gun Selected as Top Candidate Site for National Cemetery in Chungnam Region

National Goesan Memorial Cemetery Panorama / Buyeo County

Buyeo-gun has been selected as the top candidate site for the National Patriots' Cemetery in the Chungnam region, which is being promoted by Chungcheongnam-do. As a result, the initiative to attract a national memorial facility is expected to gain momentum.

According to the county on the 13th, Chungcheongnam-do selected Buyeo-gun and Hongseong-gun as the first and second priority sites for the National Patriots' Cemetery project last month and submitted a "Proposal for the Establishment of the Chungnam National Patriots' Cemetery" to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.

Previously, Chungcheongnam-do Provincial Council member Kim Minsu (Democratic Party) urged for strengthened respect for national patriots in the Chungnam region by attracting the National Patriots' Cemetery to the province in a five-minute speech.

In response, Buyeo-gun selected the Hong-san-myeon area as the project candidate site and submitted a proposal to Chungcheongnam-do.

The National Patriots' Cemetery is currently being operated in locations such as Imsil in Jeonbuk, Yeongcheon in Gyeongbuk, Icheon in Gyeonggi, Sancheong in Gyeongnam, Goesan in Chungbuk, and Jeju.

Additionally, new cemeteries are scheduled to open in Hoengseong, Gangwon in 2028, and Jangheung, Jeonnam in 2029.

Meanwhile, in a recent survey conducted by Chungcheongnam-do of 2,054 national patriots in the province, 98.6% of respondents expressed their wish to be buried in the Chungnam region after death.

The county expects that, if the National Patriots' Cemetery is established, national patriots will be able to rest eternally in their hometown, and bereaved families will be able to pay tribute to their loved ones nearby.

A county official stated, "We will cooperate with Chungcheongnam-do to secure funding for the feasibility study in 2025 and lay the foundation for the project, and will provide all necessary administrative support to ensure the final selection of the Chungnam National Patriots' Cemetery."

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