Castle at Hwajinpo (화진포의 성(김일성별장))
History · 280 Hwajinpo-gil, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do
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- Summer 09:00-17:00 / Winter 09:00-16:30
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- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2025-01-10 · Collected: Not provided
The Castle of Hwajinpo was the summer retreat for Kim Ilsung, former leader of North Korea, and his family from 1948 to 1950. Photos of the family on vacation there show Kim Jungil as a young boy of six years. The building was constructed entirely of stone in 1938 by a German architect for the Sherwood Hall missionary family, and features a basement level and two above-ground floors. The house is now open to the public, with an exhibition of how the house was used by the Kim family, faithfully recreated from photographic research.
In the area
Other Security Tourism Sites 2 of 20 attractions in Goseong-gun
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI