Gyeongju Namsan 'Cultural Heritage Zone' 370,000㎡ → 'Historical and Cultural Preservation Area' ... Administrative Regulations Eased

The cultural heritage zone covering approximately 370,000㎡ around Namsan in Gyeongju has been lifted after 39 years, easing administrative regulations.

Gyeongju City announced through a preliminary designation by the Cultural Heritage Administration that the 374,946㎡ area within the Gyeongju Namsan cultural heritage zone will be reclassified as a "Historical and Cultural Environment Preservation Area."

Timsugol in Yongjang-ri, Naenam-myeon, Gyeongju City, where the cultural heritage zone restrictions are lifted.

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In terms of size alone, this is equivalent to 58.6 soccer fields (6,400㎡ each) combined.

Areas such as Tapdong Sikhaegol, Namsan-dong Namri Village, Naenam-myeon Yongjang-ri Teumsugol, and Inwang-dong Haemaji Village in Gyeongju will be designated from "Cultural Heritage Zone" to "Historical and Cultural Environment Preservation Area." Public sites currently in use, including Tongiljeon and Hwarang Education Center, are also included.

The preliminary designation period is 30 days from the announcement date (February 1), after which it will undergo review by the Cultural Heritage Committee of the Cultural Heritage Administration and be officially announced in the first half of the year.

Previously, the Namsan area in Gyeongju was designated as a national cultural heritage site in 1985 and was uniformly designated as a cultural heritage zone. Because of this, construction activities in the Namsan area have been strictly restricted to preserve the cultural heritage and surrounding landscape.

With this measure, administrative regulations such as the mandatory review by the Cultural Heritage Committee for construction activities including reconstruction and redevelopment, as well as public development projects like water and sewage systems and city gas pipelines, are expected to become more flexible than before.

Gyeongju City has focused administrative efforts over three years through field surveys, expert reviews, and inter-agency cooperation, working closely with the Cultural Heritage Administration to ease regulations around cultural heritage areas.

Mayor Ju Nak-young said, "I am glad that this adjustment will help alleviate some of the inconveniences experienced by residents," and added, "Gyeongju City will continue to do its best to ease unreasonable regulations applied to areas surrounding cultural heritage sites."

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