Daejeon National Cemetery | |
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![]() View from inside the cemetery (2006) | |
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Details | |
Established | 1976 |
Location | Hyeonchungwon-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea 36°22′17″N 127°17′48″E / 36.37139°N 127.29667°E |
Country | South Korea |
No. of graves | 110,000+ |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 국립대전현충원 |
Hanja | 國立大田顯忠院 |
Revised Romanization | Gungnip Daejeon Hyeonchungwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kungnip Taejŏn Hyŏnch'ungwŏn |
The Daejeon National Cemetery (Korean: 국립대전현충원) is located in Hyeonchungwon-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea. It is South Korea's second national cemetery after the Seoul National Cemetery and is overseen by the Ministry of Patriots' and Veterans' Affairs (South Korea).[1]
The cemetery is reserved for Korean veterans, including those who died in the Korean independence movement, Korean War, Vietnam War and post–Korean War clashes with North Korea.